Osamu Hamanaka drilled a "sayonara" solo homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as the Hanshin Tigers put a halt to the Yomiuri Giants' win streak at six with a 4-3 victory at Koshien Stadium on Wednesday.
Tied 3-3 in the ninth, Hamanaka, who hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh, homered into the left-field bleachers off Yomiuri reliever Kazuhiro Takeda (2-1) for the game winner.
Hanshin closer Marc Valdes pitched the ninth and retired the side for the win.