The Central League-leading Yakult Swallows, coming off a three-game sweep of the third-place Yomiuri Giants, opened a three-game set against the second-place Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium, while the Giants, nearly out of the running for a home series in the playoffs, find themselves needing to win a few games to prevent the Hiroshima Carp from sneaking into the postseason.
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NPB wrap 10-7-21
The second-place Hanshin Tigers, playing in their 129th game, achieved something they hadn’t done since they won their lone Japan Series title in 1985, but it wasn’t enough to secure a sixth straight victory in their loss to the last-place DeNA BayStars.
While that was happening, the Central League-leading Yakult Swallows were no-hit at home through 8-1/3 innings by the third-place Yomiuri Giants, and Seiya Suzuki returned to the Hiroshima Carp lineup with wham and a bam in Nagoya.
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