Tyrone Woods hit a grand slam in the third inning Wednesday as the Chunichi Dragons downed the Hanshin Tigers 7-5 at Koshien Stadium to pull within a half game of the Central League leaders.
Woods connected off Hanshin starter Kei Igawa as the Dragons took a 4-3 lead after a two-run homer by Makoto Imaoka and a solo blast by Akihiro Yano had given Hanshin the early lead.
Kosuke Fukudome added a solo blast in the third to make it 5-3.