TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — The Yomiuri Giants vowed they would be ready for Lions starter Hideaki Wakui the next time they saw him.
It took a while, but they made good on that promise in the end.
Ryota Wakiya drove in the go-ahead run with a two-run triple in the seventh during a four-run inning and brought the Giants within a win of the Japan Series title after a 7-3 victory over the Seibu Lions on Thursday night at Seibu Dome.