The Chiba Lotte Marines were on the road, missing some key players because of injuries, down a run and three outs away from a loss.
But when they got their shot at a win, they managed to make the most of it.
Daichi Suzuki drove in the tying run, Shogo Nakamura added a tiebreaking single and Tsuyoshi Sugano put the cherry on top with a two-run double as the Marines rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to edge the Yomiuri Giants 6-5 on Saturday afternoon at Tokyo Dome.