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F's beat Eagles in PLCS

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters' players celebrate their 3-1 victory over the Rakuten Eagles in Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series second stage at Sapporo Some on Oct. 22, 2009. The Fighters, who were given a one-win advantage in the series for finishing the regular season in first place, improved to 3-0 and can book a spot in the Japan Series with a win on Oct. 23.

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Takahashi's clutch single gives F's 3-0 lead in PLCS

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters' Shinji Takahashi hits a tiebreaking two-run single off ace Hisashi Iwakuma with two outs in the seventh inning as the Fighters went on to beat the Rakuten Eagles 3-1 in Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series second stage at Sapporo Some on Oct. 22, 2009.

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Sledge hits walk-off grand slam as F's win PLCS Game 1

SAPPORO, Japan - Terrmel Sledge (R) celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off grand slam with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Nippon Ham Fighters to a 9-8 victory over the Rakuten Eagles in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series second stage at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 21, 2009.

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Sledge hits walk-off grand slam as F's win PLCS Game 1

SAPPORO, Japan - Terrmel Sledge (L) rounds third base after hitting a walk-off grand slam with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Nippon Ham Fighters to a 9-8 victory over the Rakuten Eagles in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series second stage at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 21, 2009.

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Sledge hits walk-off grand slam as F's win PLCS Game 1

SAPPORO, Japan - Terrmel Sledge (L) hits a walk-off grand slam with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Nippon Ham Fighters to a 9-8 victory over the Rakuten Eagles in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series second stage at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 21, 2009.

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Yamasaki, Tanaka help Rakuten advance to PLCS 2nd stage

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles' starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches against the Softbank Hawks in Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 17, 2009. Tanaka allowed one unearned run in a complete game as the Eagles won 4-1 to move into the second stage of the series to face the Nippon Ham Fighters.

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Yamasaki, Tanaka help Rakuten advance to PLCS 2nd stage

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles' pitcher Masahiro Tanaka celebrates after his team beat the Softbank Hawks 4-1 in Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 17, 2009. The Eagles will face the Nippon Ham in the series second stage.

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Yamasaki, Tanaka help Rakuten advance to PLCS 2nd stage

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles' Takeshi Yamasaki hits 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, 2009. The Eagles won 4-1 to move into the second stage of the series to face the Nippon Ham Fighters.

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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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Eagles rough up Sugiuchi to take PLCS opener

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles' Hisashi Iwakuma pitches against the Softbank Hawks in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 16, 2009. Iwakuma pitched a complete game as the Eagles won 11-4.

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Eagles rough up Sugiuchi to take PLCS opener

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma reacts after beating the Softbank Hawks 11-4 in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 16, 2009. Iwakuma pitched a complete game, allowing six hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.

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Eagles rough up Sugiuchi to take PLCS opener

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles leadoff batter Yosuke Takasu hits a homer off Softbank Hawks starter Toshiya Sugiuchi in the first inning of Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 16, 2009. The Rukuten Eagles won 11-4.

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SoftBank Hawks celebrate PLCS victory

SoftBank Hawks owner Masayoshi Son, skipper Kimiyasu Kudo, chairman Sadaharu Oh, outfielder Seiichi Uchikawa (from 2nd L to R, front row) and others pose for photos at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 16, 2015, after they won the Pacific League Climax Series by beating the first-stage winner Lotte Marines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SoftBank owner Son, skipper Kudo celebrate PLCS title

SoftBank Hawks owner Masayoshi Son (L) shakes hands with skipper Kimiyasu Kudo at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 16, 2015, as the Pacific League team will advance into the Japan Series by clean-sweeping the Lotte Marines in the PL Climax Series final stage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fighters clobber Hawks to win Game 3 of PLCS final stage

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters center fielder Yang Dai-kang (L) poses with his teammate Atsunori Inaba (R) after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of Game 3 of the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the Softbank Hawks at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan on Oct. 17, 2014. The Fighters won 12-4. (Kyodo)

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F's beat Eagles in PLCS

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters' players celebrate their 3-1 victory over the Rakuten Eagles in Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series second stage at Sapporo Some on Oct. 22, 2009. The Fighters, who were given a one-win advantage in the series for finishing the regular season in first place, improved to 3-0 and can book a spot in the Japan Series with a win on Oct. 23. (Kyodo)

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Takahashi's clutch single gives F's 3-0 lead in PLCS

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters' Shinji Takahashi hits a tiebreaking two-run single off ace Hisashi Iwakuma with two outs in the seventh inning as the Fighters went on to beat the Rakuten Eagles 3-1 in Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series second stage at Sapporo Some on Oct. 22, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Sledge hits walk-off grand slam as F's win PLCS Game 1

SAPPORO, Japan - Terrmel Sledge (R) celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off grand slam with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Nippon Ham Fighters to a 9-8 victory over the Rakuten Eagles in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series second stage at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 21, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Sledge hits walk-off grand slam as F's win PLCS Game 1

SAPPORO, Japan - Terrmel Sledge (L) rounds third base after hitting a walk-off grand slam with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Nippon Ham Fighters to a 9-8 victory over the Rakuten Eagles in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series second stage at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 21, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Sledge hits walk-off grand slam as F's win PLCS Game 1

SAPPORO, Japan - Terrmel Sledge (L) hits a walk-off grand slam with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Nippon Ham Fighters to a 9-8 victory over the Rakuten Eagles in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series second stage at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 21, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Yamasaki, Tanaka help Rakuten advance to PLCS 2nd stage

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles' pitcher Masahiro Tanaka celebrates after his team beat the Softbank Hawks 4-1 in Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 17, 2009. The Eagles will face the Nippon Ham in the series second stage. (Kyodo)

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Yamasaki, Tanaka help Rakuten advance to PLCS 2nd stage

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles' starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches against the Softbank Hawks in Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 17, 2009. Tanaka allowed one unearned run in a complete game as the Eagles won 4-1 to move into the second stage of the series to face the Nippon Ham Fighters. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Yamasaki, Tanaka help Rakuten advance to PLCS 2nd stage

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles' Takeshi Yamasaki hits 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, 2009. The Eagles won 4-1 to move into the second stage of the series to face the Nippon Ham Fighters. (Kyodo)

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Eagles rough up Sugiuchi to take PLCS opener

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles' Hisashi Iwakuma pitches against the Softbank Hawks in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 16, 2009. Iwakuma pitched a complete game as the Eagles won 11-4. (Kyodo)

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Eagles rough up Sugiuchi to take PLCS opener

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles leadoff batter Yosuke Takasu hits a homer off Softbank Hawks starter Toshiya Sugiuchi in the first inning of Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 16, 2009. The Rukuten Eagles won 11-4. (Kyodo)

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Eagles rough up Sugiuchi to take PLCS opener

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma reacts after beating the Softbank Hawks 11-4 in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 16, 2009. Iwakuma pitched a complete game, allowing six hits with two walks and seven strikeouts. (Kyodo)