Hiroshi Yagi hit a game-tying two-run double and Tom Evans singled home Yagi for the winning run in the sixth inning as the Hanshin Tigers beat the Yomiuri Giants 5-3 Wednesday at Koshien Stadium.
The Tigers extended their season-best winning streak to six games. It's their longest streak since April 2000.
Hideki Matsui singled home a run in the first inning and the Giants made it 3-0 when Shinnosuke Abe and Masumi Kuwata hit back-to-back RBI singles in the second inning.
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