Manager Tatsunori Hara put the season in Hirokazu Sawamura's hands, and the rest of the Yomiuri Giants followed the young pitcher's lead.
Because they did, the Kyojin's Japan Series hopes are alive and well.
Sawamura threw six innings of shutout ball, Shinnosuke Abe drove in a pair of runs, and the Giants staved off elimination with a 3-1 win in Game 4 of the Central League Climax Series final stage in front of a crowd of 46,158 Saturday night at Tokyo Dome.
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