SAPPORO -- Takeda and Takeda sounds like a law firm in Marunouchi, but up north, it's a crack pitching tandem.
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| Hokkaido Nippon Ham starter Masaru Takeda delivers a pitch against the Chunichi Dragons on Tuesday in Game 3 of the Japan Series at Sapporo Dome. Takeda gave up eight hits, struck out eight and walked none in more than five strong innings as the Fighters won 6-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. KYODO PHOTO |
Masaru Takeda and Hisashi Takeda, no relation, laid down the law for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Game 3 of the Japan Series, combining for an efficient 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball in Nippon Ham's 6-1 win over the Chunichi Dragons on Tuesday at Sapporo Dome.