Takashi Toritani hit his second home run of the night in the bottom of the 10th inning Wednesday, giving the Hanshin Tigers a 3-2 "sayonara" win over the Yokohama BayStars in the Central League.
The Hanshin Tigers celebrate as Takashi Toritani rounds the bases after his "sayonara" home
run in the bottom of the 10th inning against the Yokohama BayStars Wednesday at Koshien
Stadium. The Tigers won 3-2.
Toritani tied the game 2-2 in the sixth with a solo homer and blasted another, his ninth of the season, when he connected off Takeharu Kato (4-6) to end the game at Koshien Stadium.
Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi (15-3) became the first 15-game winner in the league after holding Yokohama to two runs on 10 hits over 10 innings.