Pinch hitter Kentaro Sekimoto hit a grand slam with two outs in the seventh inning, lifting the Hanshin Tigers in a rally past the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants en route to a 6-4 victory on Sunday afternoon.
With one out in the decisive inning, Ryota Imanari singled to left and pinch hitter Takahiro Arai had a two-out single to right before Hiroki Uemoto drew a walk to load the bases, setting the stage for Sekimoto's heroics against Hirokazu Sawamura (1-1) at Tokyo Dome.
The Giants pulled one back in the home half of the inning, but Sekimoto cushioned the lead with an RBI single in the ninth. Jose Lopez and Leslie Anderson had solo homers for Yomiuri.