A red-hot Randy Messenger was dealing, and it didn't look as if the Yomiuri Giants were going to have many chances to cool him off.
When an opportunity finally did present itself, the Giants didn't let it go to waste.
Hayato Sakamoto drove in the first run of a three-run sixth inning, Tetsuya Utsumi had a solid outing on the mound and the Kyojin held on to beat the rival Hanshin Tigers 3-2 on Tuesday night at Tokyo Dome.