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Katsuragi's clutch single lifts Hanshin over Yomiuri

Thursday 08th May, 06:55 AM JST

TOKYO —

Ikuro Katsuragi delivered a tiebreaking eighth-inning single Wednesday and the Hanshin Tigers’ vaunted bullpen held off the Yomiuri Giants in a 5-4 victory. The Central League leader won its third straight, thanks to three consecutive singles by Takahiro Arai, Tomoaki ‘‘Ironman’’ Kanemoto and Katsuragi to break a 4-4 tie in the decisive eighth at Tokyo Dome.

In other CL games, Chunichi hammered Hiroshima 10-3 and Yakult edged Yokohama 2-1. In the Pacific League, Seibu beat Nippon Ham 4-3, Rakuten topped Softbank 9-7 and Orix defeated Lotte 7-6 over 10 innings.

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