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The Hanshin Tigers beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 2-1 after 11 innings on a walk-off wild pitch Tuesday in the final game of this season’s interleague action. With runners on second and third and one out, Fighters reliever Kota Yazawa (1-2) let the Tigers score the crucial run after his 2-0 slider totally missed the zone at Koshien Stadium. Koji Chikamoto’s bases-loaded single in the fifth gave the Central League champion Tigers the lead before pinch-hitting Kotaro Kiyomiya singled in the tying run for the Fighters in the seventh. Shun Mizutani, who went 1-for-3 on the night for the Fighters, ba…

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