 After Fighters closer Masanori Hayashi held the Giants to two runs in the final inning, Kroon gave up a leadoff double to Tomohiro Nioka and allowed the pinch runner to reach third later in the inning.He then struck out Inaba and Takahashi to achieve the four-out save and secure the series.Despite having runners on base every inning and leaving a total of 13 on base, the Giants completed a six-pitcher shutout.