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Yoshitomo Tsutsugo hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning as the DeNA BayStars overcame a seven-run deficit to beat the Hanshin Tigers 11-9 on Saturday. Three home runs turned the game around in the eighth. After a Tatsuo Ebina two-run blast tied the game at 9-all, Tsutsugo and Shugo Maki launched back-to-back bombs at Yokohama Stadium. “It’s huge for us that we found a way to win from a deficit of that many runs,” said Tsutsugo, who recently returned to his former team from a disappointing four-year stint in the United States. “I was terrible in my previous four at-bats. I was able…

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