BayStars closer Yasuaki Yamasaki blew a one-run, ninth inning lead when Yoshio Itoi singled in a run with one out. The right-hander, however, pitched out of a bases-loaded jam, and the game was declared a tie after 12 innings."We didn't need a tie game. It could have been worse, but it doesn't benefit us. Tomorrow's another day," BayStars manager Alex Ramirez said.The draw left the third-place BayStars 3-1/2 games behind the second-place Tigers, while the fourth-place Giants pulled to within a half game of DeNA. The Tigers and BayStars each have six games remaining, while the Giants have th…READ FULL ARTICLE
