Atsushi Kataoka drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday to lift the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers to a 1-0 walkoff win over the Yomiuri Giants.
Kataoka's clutch, two-out single into the gap in left-center field at Koshien Stadium allowed pinch runner Shuta Tanaka to score from second with the winning run.
Makoto Imaoka reached first on a error by Yomiuri third baseman Akira Eto to break open the bottom of the 10th inning. Tanaka, who replaced Imaoka, advanced to second on Norihiro Akahoshi's bunt.
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