Baseball: Kikuchi shutout knocks Eagles out of 1st place

Baseball: Kikuchi shutout knocks Eagles out of 1st place

Yusei Kikuchi of the Seibu Lions pitches against the Rakuten Eagles at Kobo Park Miyagi in Sendai, Japan, on July 7, 2017. Kikuchi threw a five-hitter for his second shutout of the season in the Lions' 5-0 victory, while the Eagles lost their season-long grip on first place. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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