Koichi Isobe delivered an RBI double in the 12th inning, lifting the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to their third straight win in a 4-3 victory over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Wednesday.
Carp starter Masayuki Hasegawa releases a pitch against the Yokohama BayStars at Hiroshima Stadium on
Wednesday. The Carp won 3-2.
KYODO PHOTOYosuke Takasu drew a walk with one out and came around on Isobe's hit down the third-base line for the walkoff victory in Pacific League action at Fullcast Stadium.
Fernando Seguignol got the Fighters on the board with a solo blast -- his fourth homer this season -- in the second and rookie designated hitter Yohei Kaneko added a two-run double that extended the lead to 3-0 in the seventh before the Eagles' dramatic comeback.