Ryoji Aikawa delivered a tiebreaking, three-run double to lift the Yomiuri Giants to a come-from-behind 10-7 Central League win over the Yokohama BayStars on Sunday afternoon.
Before 44,017 at Tokyo Dome, the Giants bullpen stemmed the tide after Yokohama scored seven runs over the first four innings before catcher Seiji Kobayashi's three-run homer tied it in the fifth.
The Giants loaded the bases in the seventh against Kota Suda (2-3), the BayStars' fifth pitcher, on two singles and a walk to bring Aikawa to the plate.