SAPPORO — Yu Darvish is beginning to become a playoff legend.
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| Nippon Ham Fighters slugger Fernando Seguignol hits a three-run homer off Chunichi Dragons starter Kenshin Kawakami in the bottom of the first inning on Saturday at Sapporo Dome in the opener of the 2007 Japan Series. The Fighters won 3-1. KYODO PHOTO |
Hokkaido Nippon Ham's young ace matched the Japan Series strikeout record and went the distance for the second time this postseason, making make a hard-luck loser out of Chunichi Dragons starter Kenshin Kawakami as the Fighters beat the Dragons 3-1 in Game 1 of the Japan Series in front of a crowd of 40,616 on Saturday at Sapporo Dome.