Tomohiro Nioka, Lee Seung Yeop and Yoshinobu Takahashi hit three straight RBI doubles in the sixth inning as the Yomiuri Giants rallied to beat the Hanshin Tigers 4-2 to end a 10-game losing streak Saturday.
Marines closer Masahide Kobayashi pitches against the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks on Saturday at Chiba Marine Stadium. Lotte won 7-3.
KYODO PHOTOTheir clutch hits erased a 2-1 deficit and made a winner of Koji Uehara (3-4), who held Hanshin to two runs and six hits in seven innings for his first win since April 28, in Central League action at Tokyo Dome.
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