Takashi Toritani and Matt Murton drove in two runs apiece and Craig Brazell contributed with three RBIs as the Hanshin Tigers beat the Hiroshima Carp 11-4 to book a spot in the Climax Series playoffs for the first time in two years on Saturday.
The third-place Tigers join the second-place Yomiuri Giants and the newly crowned Central League winning Chunichi Dragons in the postseason.
Brazell had a two-run single in the first inning and Toritani's two-run single — his third single of the day — highlighted a five-run fifth at Mazda Stadium.