Makoto Imaoka hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers beat the Yomiuri Giants 4-3 on Friday.

News photoMakoto Imaoka of the Tigers celebrates with his teammates after hitting a game-ending sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift Hanshin past the Yomiuri Giants 4-3 on Friday at Koshien Stadium.

Imaoka's one-out fly ball to center off Yuya Kubo (3-2) scored Norihiro Akahoshi, who had reached on a leadoff single and took third on a Takashi Toritani sacrifice bunt and a single by Andy Sheets.

Kubo then intentionally walked Tomoaki Kanemoto to load the bases, only to allow the winning run for a dramatic ending to the game at Koshien Stadium. Tomoyuki Kubota (2-2) earned the win after pitching two scoreless innings.