Xavier Batista's fourth pinch-hit homer of the season overturned a one-run deficit as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Yokohama BayStars 5-1 on Monday night.
Before 31,910 at Mazda Stadium, the Carp and BayStars opened their final series before this week's All-Star break.
In a tight pitchers' duel between Yokohama lefty Shota Imanaga and Hiroshima's Yusuke Nomura, Batista turned the complexion of the game around with one swing.