At this point, it may take a small miracle for the Chunichi Dragons to stop the Yomiuri Giants from claiming the Central League pennant.
With the way Yoshitomo Tani and Alex Ramirez are hitting, even that might not be enough.
Tani hit home runs in his first two trips to the plate and Ramirez continued his season-long dominance of the Dragons to lead the Giants to a 5-3 victory in front of 45,487 fans on Monday afternoon at Tokyo Dome.