Takahiro Arai playing in the final games of his 20-year-career, failed to bring home the bacon in the 12th inning as his Hiroshima Carp and the SoftBank Hawks settled for a 2-2 tie in Japan Series Game 1 on Saturday.With series games shortened this year from their previous 15-inning limit, the Central League champion Carp and the Pacific League's Hawks were forced to leave Mazda Stadium early after neither Arai nor leadoff man Kosuke Tanaka could bring the potential winning run home in the bottom of the 12th.Arai pinch hit after Tomohiro Abe drew a one-out walk off submariner Rei Takahashi.…READ FULL ARTICLE
