Kosuke Fukudome drove in the go-ahead run and Tyrone Woods hit a grand slam in the top of the 12th inning Tuesday as the Chunichi Dragons clinched the Central League title with a 9-3 victory over the Yomiuri Giants.
Chunichi closer Hitoki Iwase and catcher Motonobu Tanishige celebrate on the mound after the
Dragons beat the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday to clinch their first CL pennant in two seasons.
KYODO PHOTOFukudome lined a single to center field to break a 3-3 tie after Motonobu Tanishige, Masahiro Araki and Hirokazu Ibata singled off Hisanori Takahashi (2-6) to load the bases with one out.