UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas seized the solo lead in the Liga Baseball Philippines with a 5-4 win over PK Holdings at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium yesterday.

The Thunderz tried to extend the game to extra inning but the Golden Sox pitcher Prince Geronimo was solid in the bottom ninth to preserve the victory.

UST improved to 2-0 while dealing PK Holdings its first loss after two straight victories.

Itakura Parts Philippines Corporation (IPPC) later joined PK Holdings at 2-1 following a come-from-behind 8-4 win over Ateneo.

John Vargas’ go-ahead RBI in the seventh inninng gave the Golden Sox a 5-4 advantage.

The Blue Eagles were ahead 4-1 at the bottom fourth when the Hawks went on a seven-run rampage, including three in the seventh, with Clarence Caasalan delivering the goods as closing pitcher.

It was a weekend sweep for IPPC, which defeated reigning UAAP champion National University, 2-1, in 10 innings on Saturday.

Ateneo, meanwhile, went down to 0-2.

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Theodore P. Jurado