Catcher Ayatsugu Yamashita hit an 11th-inning walk-off homer for his first home run of the season on Tuesday as the Rakuten Eagles earned an 10-8 come-from-behind win over the Nippon Ham Fighters.
Eagles' right-hander Takahiro Norimoto gave up six runs in six innings as both teams traded points until a standstill in the eighth. After a nail-biting 10th, Yamashita blasted a two-run home run to left field for the walk-off win.
Yuki Matsui (3-6) earned the win for shutting the Fighters down in the 11th, while Taisho Tamai (1-2) got the loss for giving up the tying and losing runs.