Osaka – Masataka Yoshida belted two home runs, including a ninth-inning walk-off blast that tied the Japan Series, as the Pacific League’s Orix Buffaloes beat the Central League’s Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6-4 in Game 5 on Thursday.
The series between Japan’s two repeat league champs, a rematch of last year’s clash won in six games by Yakult, stands at two wins apiece with one tie.
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Source : Baseball – The Japan Times