Fighters clinch Pacific League title

Fighters clinch Pacific League title

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida (R) hugs ace pitcher Yu Darvish (11) in celebration at clinching the club's third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day.

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