OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — The Chunichi Dragons defeated the Hanshin Tigers 3-2 in 11 innings Thursday evening at Osaka Dome before 42,630 fans.

Hanshin struck first on a two-out solo home run by Shota Morishita in the first inning. Morishita added an RBI groundout in the fourth to make it 2-0.

Chunichi answered in the fifth. Kosuke Ukai singled home a run and Yuki Okabayashi doubled in another, tying the game at 2-2. The game remained deadlocked until the 11th, when Toshiki Abe’s two-out single to shallow center scored the go-ahead run.

Chunichi starter Yuya Yanagi pitched seven innings, allowing seven hits and two earned runs with four strikeouts. Kento Fujishima (2-2) got the win with one-third of an inning. Shinya Matsuyama earned his 13th save with a scoreless ninth.

Hanshin starter Kaito Shimomura threw five innings, giving up six hits and two earned runs with two strikeouts. Masaki Oyokawa (1-1) took the loss.

Chunichi outhit Hanshin 12-10. The Dragons improved to 27-45-1, while the Tigers fell to 38-32-2. Game time was 4 hours, 36 minutes.