Tomoaki Kanemoto doubled in a pair of runs Tuesday as the Hanshin Tigers scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning en route to a 8-1 win over the Yomiuri Giants.
Tomoaki Kanemoto of the Tigers connects for a two-run double off Yomiuri Giants lefty Hisanori Takahashi during the fifth inning of Tuesday's game at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. Hanshin won 8-1.
Kanemoto's clutch double over the head of Yomiuri rightfielder Yoshinobu Takahashi helped the Tigers take a commanding 5-1 lead in steady rain at Koshien Stadium.