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 Yakult Swallows 6-4 in Oct. 27 s Game 5.
The eighth-inning blast kept the Buffaloes on top of the Pacific League as they continued to chase the franchise's first pennant since the Orix BlueWave reached the Japan Series in 1996.
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Masataka Yoshida turned Masahiro Tanaka's impressive start on its head with a come-from-behind three-run homer that lifted the Orix Buffaloes to a 4-3 win