Thousands of Yomiuri fans turned out for the Giants' game against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows at Tokyo Dome looking for a celebration, and the home team made sure they got one.
Kenji Yano kept Yomiuri alive with a head-first slide into first base and the Giants scored the winning run on an error with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to win the Central League title with a 5-4 victory in front of a raucous crowd of 46,260 on Tuesday night.
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| Lee Seung Yeop of the Giants connects for a two-run homer in the fourth inning against the Swallows at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday night. Yomiuri won 5-4. KYODO PHOTOS |
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| Yomiuri Giants players give manager Tatsunori Hara a lift after clinching their first Central League title in 5 years by defeating the Yakult Swallows 5-4 at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday. |