Tomohiro Abe was the hero again on Thursday, when the Hiroshima Carp lowered their magic number to clinch the Central League pennant to eight with a 6-4, come-from-behind win over the Hanshin Tigers.Abe, whose walk-off homer ended Tuesday's series opener against the second-place Tigers, went 3-for-4 with a double and a tie-breaking, fifth-inning RBI triple for the defending league champions, who won their sixth straight game.Before 31,316 at rain-soaked Mazda Stadium, the Tigers took a three-run, first-inning lead off lefty Kris Johnson. Although last year's Sawamura Award winner only manag…READ FULL ARTICLE
