Seibu held a 6-4 lead after eight innings before Yuji Yoshioka and Koichi Isobe both homered in the top of the ninth as the Eagles took a 7-6 lead.
Carp 16, Dragons 12
In the Central League, Shigenobu Shima hit a three-run homer in the first inning and Takahiro Arai added a two-run blast in the eighth as the Hiroshima Carp downed the Chunichi Dragons 16-12 in a slugfest at Hiroshima Stadium.
Five minor league ballplayers were suspended in the US on Friday for 15 games by the commissioner's office for violating Major League Baseball's minor league drug policy.
That brings the number of minor leaguers penalized for violations under the minor league program to 75 this year. Five have been suspended under the major league policy.
The five minor league players suspended were Jeffrey Bruksch, a pitcher in the Cincinnati organization; Sergio Garcia, an infielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers' farm system; Brian Walker, a pitcher in the New York Mets' system; Jeffrey Kennard, a pitcher in the Yankees' organization; and Josh Carter, an outfielder with Philadelphia.
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