NPB Central League: Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 – 3 Chunichi Dragons
Nash Walters delivered a scoreless ninth inning and earned the win as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows defeated the Chunichi Dragons 5-3 on a walk-off home run at Meiji Jingu Stadium. Walters took the mound in the top of the ninth inning with the game tied 3-3. He allowed one hit and one walk but kept the Dragons off the scoreboard. The right-hander threw 20 pitches over one scoreless inning.
In the bottom of the ninth, Tetsuto Yamada hit a walk-off two-run home run to give the Swallows the victory and Walters his third win of the season.Walters lowered his ERA to 4.36.
IP: 1.0
Pitches: 20
BF: 5
H: 1
HR: 0
ER: 0
BB: 1
SO: 0
ERA: 4.36
Decision: Win (3-4)
