Yamasaki, Tanaka help Rakuten advance to PLCS 2nd stage

Yamasaki, Tanaka help Rakuten advance to PLCS 2nd stage

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles' Takeshi Yamasaki (7) celebrates with club manager Katsuya Nomura after hitting a three-run homer over the left-field fence in the fifth inning against the Softbank Hawks in Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 17. The Eagles won 4-1 to move into the second stage of the series to face the Nippon Ham Fighters.

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