The Hanshin Tigers overcame a 2-1 deficit and an injury to starter Kei Igawa to win their seventh game in a row by defeating the Hiroshima Carp 5-4 on Wednesday at Hiroshima Stadium.
Dragons Starter Masahiro Yamamoto delivers a pitch against the Giants.
With the Carp up 2-1 in the top of the seventh inning, Atsushi Kataoka hit a two-run double and George Arias belted a two-run homer to cap a four-run attack.
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