Shinjiro Hiyama delivered a pinch-hit go-ahead single in a four-run seventh inning as the Hanshin Tigers edged the Hiroshima Carp 4-3 on Wednesday.
Kentaro Sekimoto hit a game-tying single with no outs in the seventh. One out later Hanshin had consecutive RBI singles by Norihiro Akahoshi and Keiichi Hirano in Central League action at Hiroshima Stadium.
Minoru Iwata (7-7) pitched six innings of one-run ball for his first win since July 8.
Jeff Williams allowed the Carp to pull within a run in the bottom of the ninth but finished for his third save. Jim Brower (0-1) gave up four runs in two-thirds of an inning.