Joe Wieland allowed a run in seven innings to earn the win as the Yokohama BayStars beat the Hanshin Tigers 6-1 on Tuesday to advance to the final stage of the Central League Climax Series.
Wieland, who was pitching his third game this year at Koshien Stadium, was 2-0 here during the season. He went to the mound in the bottom of the first with a 3-0 lead. The right-hander gave up seven hits and a walk, while striking out three.
"It was win or go home," said Wieland, whose team was shut out in Saturday's series opener before winning a rainy, muddy mess of a slugfest in Game 2 on Sunday.