Shinji Shimoyama singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as Orix handed Softbank its fourth consecutive loss. Shimoyama's hit to left field came against Akihiro Yanase (0-1) with one out and runners on first and second at Kyocera Dome. Alex Cabrera went 3-for-5 with a solo home...
At Yahoo Dome, Masahiro Abe hit a tiebreaking single in the
eighth inning as Orix came from behind to beat Softbank.
Tomotaka Sakaguchi's sacrifice fly tied the game at 4-4 before
Abe's hit to center gave Orix the lead for good. The eighth-inning
rally came after a three-run homer by Munenori Kawasaki gave Softbank
a 4-3 lead in the fifth.
Akio Shimizu (4-0) won in relief. Yang Yao-xun (0-1) gave up two
runs in one-third of an inning. Daisuke Kato took his PL-leading 22nd
save.