Yomiuri Giants starter Koji Uehara earned his 100th career win after working 6 2/3 solid innings and starting a five-run seventh-inning rally with a two-out hit to lead his team past the Hanshin Tigers 5-2 in the Central League on Friday.
Yomiuri Giants outfielder Yoshinobu Takahashi snags a fly ball in the fifth inning of a game against the
Hanshin Tigers at Koshien Stadium on Friday night. The Giants came from behind to beat the Tigers 5-2.
KYODO PHOTOUehara reached the milestone in his 191st mound appearance, matching Seibu Lions right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka in the fastest span in Japanese baseball history since the amateur draft was introduced in 1965. Matsuzaka notched his 100th win on June 16 this year.
Yoshinobu Takahashi, Hiroki Kokubo and Tomohiro Nioka delivered RBI singles at Koshien Stadium as Yomiuri turned the tables, handing second-place Hanshin its fourth straight loss.
BayStars 3, Dragons 1
At Nagoya Dome, Ken Kadokura pitched seven solid innings and Yuki Yoshimura keyed a two-run sixth with an RBI single as Yokohama sent league leader Chunichi to its third defeat in a row.
Luis Martinez (6-7) took the loss as the Dragons skidded to their longest losing streak since dropping five straight on May 19-24.
PACIFIC LEAGUE
Marines 1, Eagles 1 (12)
At Sendai's Fullcast Stadium, Chiba Lotte and Tohoku Rakuten played out an extra-inning tie.
Kenshi Kawaguchi got the Eagles on the board in the second with a solo homer before an RBI double by Benny Agbayani tied it up in the sixth.
Rakuten lefty Kanehisa Arime struck out 17 in a complete-game effort on 188 pitches while allowing 10 hits and a walk. Lotte's Kobayashi threw nine innings with 10 strikeouts before four relievers combined to hold the Eagles scoreless the rest of the way.