Hanshin Tigers slugger Craig Brazell hit a tying homer in the eighth inning as the Central League and the Pacific League played to a 5-5, nine-inning tie in Game 2 of the Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series on Saturday.
The Swallows' Norichika Aoki hit a two-run triple and the Dragons' Masahiko Morino added a sacrifice fly in the fifth to pull the CL within 5-4 before Brazell's shot over the center-field wall at Hard Off Eco Stadium.
Seibu Lions second baseman Yasuyuki Kataoka was named the MVP after going 4-for-5 with a stolen base and two runs scored.