The Yomiuri Giants kept the magic going at Tokyo Dome and kept their chance at a fourth consecutive Central League pennant alive in the process.
Shinnosuke Abe hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the fifth, and the Yomiuri bullpen brought it home as the second-place Giants won their 12th straight game at the Big Egg by edging the CL-leading Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4-3 in front of a loud and enthusiastic crowd of 46,787 on Saturday afternoon.
The crosstown rivals each came into the game riding a four-game winning streak, and the Giants had to rally from an early three-run deficit to extend their streak to five. The Kyojin also closed the gap in the CL standings between the teams to one game.