Captain Shugo Maki hit a tiebreaking single in the top of the ninth inning as the DeNA BayStars edged the Yomiuri Giants 3-2 on Monday to clinch a Japan Series berth for the first time since 2017.The BayStars, who finished third in the regular season, won the Central League Climax Series final stage four games to three against the CL champion Giants at Tokyo Dome.Maki broke a ninth-inning tie with a two-out single to left off Tomoyuki Sugano, scoring Keito Mori from third base.Sugano, a veteran starting pitcher who has expressed his intention to move to Major League Baseball this offseason,…READ FULL ARTICLE