Masanobu Fukuda's pinch-hit single capped a three-run, ninth-inning rally, lifting the Chunichi Dragons to a 4-3 triumph over the Yomiuri Giants on Friday.
The Giants led 2-1 after eight innings of a scintillating pitchers' duel between veteran right-handers Shun Yamaguchi of the Giants and Kazuki Yoshimi of the Dragons. Hisayoshi Chono's one-out single drove in an insurance run for the Giants in top of the ninth, only for the Dragons to breath fire.
With one out in the bottom of the ninth in the clash of Central League rivals , Ryosuke Hirata homered off Giants closer Arquimedes Caminero.