The Orix Buffaloes and Tokyo Yakult Swallows played for more than five hours in Game 2 of the Japan Series.
That still wasn’t enough to decide a winner.
Twenty-year-old Soma Uchiyama made his debut in the Japan Series a memorable one with a pinch-hit three-run home run that tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, and both bullpens held up in extra innings as the contest ended in a 3-3 tie after 12 frames.