Craig Brazell came off the bench to lift the Chiba Lotte Marines to their first win of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage in Friday's Game 2, a 4-2 victory over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 10 innings.
Brazell, who had driven in the game's first run earlier in the game, went deep to lead off the 10th inning moments after the Eagles momentarily staved off defeat on a dramatic ninth-inning home run by Andruw Jones.
The Eagles, who received a one-win advantage as league champions, have a 2-1 lead after ace Masahiro Tanaka won Thursday's opener. They can advance to the Japan Series with two more wins.