The Yomiuri Giants might have had a celebration planned for Friday night, but the Yokohama BayStars had a game to win.
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo hit a come-from-behind three-run home run in the sixth, and Takayuki Kajitani gave the BayStars some breathing room with a two-run shot in top of the ninth as Yokohama rallied for a 6-3 win over the Giants in front of 45,897 fans at Tokyo Dome.
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