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Teruaki Sato hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Hanshin Tigers rallied to beat the Yomiuri Giants 4-2 on Saturday. The third baseman’s 11th home run of the season turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead before Seiya Kinami added an RBI single off Shosei Togo (9-7) in the same inning at Koshien Stadium. Hiroto Saiki (11-3) earned the win after allowing two runs in six innings. Suguru Iwazaki picked up his 21st save. Yomiuri jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first but were held scoreless the rest of the way. The Hiroshima Carp blanked the Yakult Swallows 7-0 to reclaim the Central Leagu…

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