The Yomiuri Giants clawed back a six-run deficit with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and matched the Hanshin Tigers by scoring a run in the 12th inning as Friday's game at Tokyo Dome ended a 8-8 draw.
With the Tigers up 4-1 in the ninth, Hanshin added three more runs with homers by George Arias -- a solo blast -- and a two-run shot by Atsushi Kataoka to take a 7-1 lead.
However, with two outs, Daisuke Motoki sparked a five-run outburst -- capped by Koji Goto's three-run homer -- as Yomiuri evened the score.