Tatsuhiko Kinjo broke up a tie with an eighth-inning RBI single and the DeNA BayStars held on for a 5-4 win Tuesday afternoon to end the Yakult Swallows' six-game winning streak.
Trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the sixth, the hosts tied it on back-to-back home runs from Tony Blanco and Norihiro Nakamura. Shotaro Ide reached on a one-out single off Tokyo Yakult's left-handed starter Kyohei Muranaka, and Blanco went deep for his CL-leading 15th homer.
Nakamura followed with his third round-tripper of the year and got the ball rolling for the 'Stars in the bottom of the eighth with a one-out single off right-hander Orlando Roman (1-2).