Garrett Jones knew Hayato Sakamoto had the speed to make it home; he just needed the chance.
So Jones gave him one.
Jones hit a tiebreaking RBI double off Kris Johnson in the eighth inning, with Sakamoto sprinting from first to home, to help lift the Yomiuri Giants to a 3-2 win over the Hiroshima Carp in front of a crowd of 44,858 on Tuesday night at Tokyo Dome.
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