The Yomiuri Giants survived a few close calls in a tense game that could've gone either way to keep their season alive.
Their reward is a chance to do it all over again.
Starter Kazuto Taguchi and reliever Scott Mathieson kept the Giants in the game long enough for Hisayoshi Chono to make the difference with tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth, as Yomiuri avoided elimination by beating the Yokohama BayStars 2-1 in Game 2 of the Central League Climax Series First Stage on Sunday.
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