The Yokohama BayStars clinched a spot in the Central League Climax Series for the second straight season on Sunday with a 13-7 beating of the league champion Hiroshima Carp.
Before a packed house of 28,966 at Yokohama Stadium, Yoshitomo Tsutstugo led off the bottom of the fifth with his second home run of the game to break a 7-7 tie. The hosts, who also got a home run from slugging No. 2 hitter Takayuki Kajitani, then poured it on with five more late runs.
BayStars starter Joe Wieland (10-2) surrendered seven runs, six earned, over five innings, but went 3-for-3 with a home run and four RBIs from the No. 8 spot in second-year manager Alex Ramirez's lineup.