Akihiro Yano singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth as the Hanshin Tigers pounded out 17 hits to beat the Yomiuri Giants 7-3 at Tokyo Dome on Sunday and claim first place in the Central League standings.
George Arias homered for his third straight game -- hitting a two-run homer in the ninth off Yomiuri's Hiroki Sanada (0-1) for his sixth dinger of the year.
Lefty Makoto Yoshino (1-1) pitched two innings in relief of starter Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi for his first career win.
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