Tigers retake CL lead with Imaoka's ''sayonara'' hit

Tigers retake CL lead with Imaoka's ''sayonara'' hit

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers infirleder Makoto Imaoka celebrates after hitting a game-winning pinch-hit single in the bottom of the 11th inning as the team edged the Seibu Lions 5-4 to regain the Central League lead at Koshien Stadium on June 11.

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