Pinch-hitter Keisuke Kano drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning with the first hit of his professional career, capping Hanshin's 5-4 win over the Giants.
Giants pitcher Tetsuya Utsumi hits an RBI single in the third inning against the Hanshin Tigers at Koshien Stadium on Friday. Hanshin won 5-4.
KYODO PHOTOYomiuri scored three runs in the top of the 12th for a 4-1 lead, but Hanshin pounded out six hits off struggling closer Kiyoshi Toyoda (0-2), with Kano delivering a two-out, bases-loaded single to left at Koshien Stadium.
Swallows 1, Dragons 0