Akihiro Yano hit a three-run homer Tuesday to power the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers to an 8-5 win over the Yomiuri Giants.
Rakuten's Yosuke Takasu is tagged out by Seibu Lions shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima Tuesday night at Invoice Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. The Lions won 4-1.
With the Tigers leading 1-0 at Tokyo Dome, Yano gave Hanshin a 4-0 lead with a homer to left off Yomiuri starter Hisanori Takahashi in the top of the seventh.