At Tokyo Dome, George Arias tripled home the go-ahead run off Hideki Okajima (1-3) in the eighth inning to turn back the tide for the Hanshin Tigers as the visitors went on to edge the Yomiuri Giants 7-6 on Tuesday in a game featuring four homers, including Shinnosuke Abe's 19th in 32 games.
Jarred Riggan (1-0) made his 15th mound appearance this season when he came on in the seventh and worked an inning of scoreless relief.
Swallows 4, Dragons 3