With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning, Hanshin's George Arias drove in the game-ending run with a single down the third-base line, giving the Tigers a 3-2 "sayonara" win over the Yokohama BayStars at Koshien Stadium on Thursday.
Arias, who went 2-for-5 with two RBIs, also belted his 16th homer of the year in the first inning to give Hanshin a 2-0 lead. Osamu Hamanaka, the batter in front of Arias, homered for the game's first run.
Arias' sayonara hit came with the count 2-2 and the cleanup man battling nine pitches off Atsushi Kizuka (1-1).
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