Koichi Ogata hit a grand slam in the top of the 12th inning Friday as the Hiroshima Carp defeated the Central League champion Chunichi Dragons 5-2.
Nagoya Chunichi manager Hiromitsu Ochiai gets a lift from his players after the Dragons clinched their sixth Central
League pennant and first in five years on Friday at Nagoya Dome.
Chunichi wrapped up their first Central League pennant in five years earlier Friday evening when the Yomiuri Giants downed the second-place Yakult Swallows 6-4.