Yoshihiro Maru of the Yomiuri Giants reacts after hitting an RBI double in the seventh inning against the Nippon Ham Fighters in their interleague game at Tokyo Dome on June 18, 2025. (Kyodo)
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Yoshihiro Maru doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Yomiuri Giants edged the Nippon Ham Fighters 2-1 in interleague play Wednesday.
Yuhi Nishidate (2-0) threw seven innings of one-run ball. Maru’s double to center off reliever Takahide Ikeda (0-3) scored Louis Okoye from second base in the bottom of the seventh at Tokyo Dome.
The Giants ended their losing streak at four games while halting the Pacific League-leading Fighters’ winning streak at three.
Cuban closer Raidel Martinez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to extend his scoreless streak from Opening Day to 27 appearances and picked up his 22nd save.
In other action, Teruaki Sato hit his Nippon Professional Baseball-leading 19th home run of the season, a two-run shot in the eighth inning, as the Hanshin Tigers stopped their season-worst losing streak at seven games by beating the Lotte Marines 8-1.
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