Yoshinobu Takahashi picked up the biggest RBI of the Yomiuri Giants' season without even swinging his bat.
Giants closer Hirokazu Sawamura kept the Tigers off the board in the ninth and 10th innings, and Takahashi drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th to give the Kyojin a 3-2 victory over the Hanshin Tigers in Game 1 of the Central League Climax Series first stage on Saturday afternoon at Tokyo Dome.
"It would've been more exciting if I could've gotten a hit," Takahashi said. "(Yoshiyuki) Kamei walked before me, so I just wanted to be patient and not swing at a bad pitch."