Yomiuri lefty Toshiya Sugiuchi allowed four hits and one run over 5⅔ innings and helped his own cause with an RBI infield single as the Giants beat the Orix Buffaloes 2-1 on Sunday afternoon for their third straight victory.
The Giants beat Pacific League-leading Orix by one run for the second day in a row at Kyocera Dome. It was the first time since sweeping the Yokohama BayStars in three games on April 1-3 that the Giants won three straight.
"In a tight game like this, we toughed it out and had luck on our side," said Tatsunori Hara, whose father passed away due to heart failure on Thursday night.