Takayuki Shimizu drove in the winning-run in the 12th and the Yomiuri Giants overcame a five-run ninth-inning deficit to earn a 9-8 "sayonara" victory against Hiroshima Carp in front of 39,167 fans at Tokyo Dome on Friday night.
Giants hurler Tetsuya Utsumi, right, mourns after he gave up a solo home run to Carp third baseman
Takahiro Arai in the fifth inning at Tokyo Dome on Friday.
KYODO PHOTOBackup catcher Ken Kato tied the game with a two-out, two-run single in the ninth to send the game into extra innings.
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