Baseball: Hawks wallop Eagles, book 17th Japan Series berth

Nobuhiro Matsuda of the SoftBank Hawks hits a two-run double in the first inning of a Pacific League Climax Series final stage game against the Rakuten Eagles at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 22, 2017. The Hawks won 7-0, earning a spot in the Japan Series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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