The last time Yoshitomo Tani hit a grand slam, it helped send Takuya Kimura to his second Japan Series.
Tani saved his next one as the capper to a stirring night of tribute to a fallen friend.
Tani hit a pinch-hit, come-from-behind grand slam in the eighth inning and Lee Seung Yeop followed it with a towering solo shot as the Giants rallied to beat the Hiroshima Carp 7-4 in front of 46,673 fans in Kimura's memorial game on Saturday at Tokyo Dome.
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