The Central League’s top two teams couldn’t settle things in five hours.

The Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants played to a 2-2 tie after 12 innings on Thursday at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya. The game lasted 5 hours and 5 minutes before 42,640 fans.

Hanshin outhit Yomiuri 14-7 but couldn’t push across the winning run, and neither side scored again after regulation.

The tie left the standings unchanged. As of Oct. 1, Hanshin leads the Central League at 77-59-2 (.566), with Yomiuri second at 76-62-3 (.551), two games back.

Elsewhere on Thursday, the Hiroshima Carp beat the Chunichi Dragons 5-1 and the SoftBank Hawks topped the Rakuten Eagles 8-2.

Sources: NPB.jp (2026-10-01, via Game Day Tourist, 2026-10-02)