Masahiro Araki connected for his career first "sayonara" hit when he lined a Matt Randel fastball to right in the 10th inning, carrying the second-place Chunichi Dragons past the first-place Yomiuri Giants 6-5 in the Central League on Tuesday.
Yomiuri Giants baserunner Yoshinobu Takahashi slides home safely past Chunichi catcher Motonobu Tanishige at Nagoya Dome.
Pinch-hitter Masahiko Morino tied the game at 5-all on a two-run double after Kosuke Fukudome hit a two-run homer to spark a four-run eighth at Nagoya Dome, chasing Hiroshi Kisanuki who held Chunichi to a run over seven innings before he allowed four straight hits.
Tigers 8, Carp 0