Akihiro Yano hit a three-run homer Tuesday to power the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers to an 8-5 win over the Yomiuri Giants.
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With the Tigers leading 1-0 at Tokyo Dome, Yano gave Hanshin a 4-0 lead with a homer to left off Yomiuri starter Hisanori Takahashi in the top of the seventh.