Pinch-hitter Shinjiro Hiyama hit a game-tying two-run double and Norihiro Akahoshi singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Hanshin Tigers rallied to beat the Hiroshima Carp 5-2 on Thursday.
Hiyama doubled to right with no outs and the bases loaded and Akahoshi put Hanshin ahead 3-2 with a two-out RBI single to left, both off Tomohiro Umetsu, who allowed all three of the runners he inherited from Michito Miyazaki (0-4) to score.
Giants 3, BayStars 2
At Yokohama Stadium, Alex Ramirez and Shinnosuke Abe hit back-to-back RBI singles in the eighth inning as Yomiuri edged the BayStars to avoid a three-game sweep.