Akihiro Higashide drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly and rookie Eishin Soyogi followed with an RBI double in the top of the 11th inning, lifting Hiroshima to a 3-1 victory over Yokohama.
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| Jolbert Cabrera of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks hits a two-run single in the fifth inning of Friday's game against the Seibu Lions at Seibu Dome. KYODO PHOTO |
Katsuhiro Nagakawa (4-4) earned the win in one inning of relief, and Tomohiro Umetsu got his first career save. Takeharu Kato (5-5) took the loss as the BayStars lost their fifth in six games.
Dragons 6, Giants 1