The race for third place in the Central League was already red hot going into Saturday.
That, however, did not stop the Yomiuri Giants from throwing another log on the fire.
Sho Nakata and Gregory Polanco homered in support of starter Shosei Togo, and the Kyojin edged the Hanshin Tigers 3-2 at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
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