The 2010 Yokohama BayStars are out to show the NPB they can't be knocked around anymore.
So when the Tokyo Yakult Swallows shoved them into a corner on Friday, Shuichi Murata and company pushed back.
Terrmel Sledge hit a game-tying two-run homer in the sixth inning, Murata singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh, and the BayStars rallied from six down to beat the Swallows 7-6 in the series opener at Jingu Stadium.
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