BayStars Rally in 11th to Stun Giants in Playoff Thriller
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Interstat) — The Yokohama BayStars scored twice in the bottom of the 11th inning to stun the Yomiuri Giants 7-6 in a playoff game Sunday at Yokohama Stadium. After Yomiuri took a one-run lead in the top of the frame, Yokohama answered with a two-out rally. Takuma Hayashi and Tatsuo Ebina delivered consecutive RBI singles to cap the comeback before a crowd of 33,767. The game lasted 4 hours, 31 minutes. Both teams had erupted for five runs in a chaotic first inning, featuring home runs from Yomiuri’s Shunsuke Sasaki and Raito Nakayama and Yokohama’s Keita Sano and Taiki Ishikami. The win went to Yuya Sakamoto, while Eito Tanaka took the loss.