Neftali Soto's ninth-inning sacrifice fly lifted the DeNA BayStars to a 4-3 win over the Hiroshima Carp on Sunday and kept alive their hopes of advancing to the postseason playoffs.
In front of 31,637 at Mazda Stadium, the BayStars loaded the bases before Soto hit a sacrifice fly off right-handed closer Shota Nakazaki (4-2) to right center field.
The BayStars, currently fourth place in the Central League standings, will be eliminated if they lose either of their remaining games or if the third-place Yomiuri Giants win their regular season finale on Tuesday.