Shinnosuke Abe delivered a game-winning hit in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday as the Yomiuri Giants edged the Yakult Swallows 2-1 to extend their winning streak to six games.
Pinch hitter Abe ripped the first pitch he saw from Takehiko Oshimoto (0-2) off the right-field wall with two outs and runners on the corners in Central League action at Yahoo Dome.
Yoshitomo Tani got the Giants on the board with an RBI double in the fourth. Norichika Aoki hit a game-tying double in the eighth.