Jose Lopez hit a two-run homer and Yoshitomo Tsutsugo drove in a run to lead the Yokohama BayStars to a 3-1 win over Hiroshima Carp on Monday.
With its third straight victory, Yokohama secured at least a third-place finish in the Central League to claim a spot in the postseason Climax Series for the first time.
Lopez opened the scoring in the first inning with his 30th home run this season into the left stands and Tsutsugo hit an RBI single to right with two outs in the sixth at Yokohama Stadium.