The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks were scheduled to play their 48th game of the season on Monday night at Nagoya Dome, placing the Kyushu club beyond the quarter-pole of the season but with a lot of games still between them and the halfway mark.
Softbank (28-18-1) entered Monday’s interleague tilt against the Chunichi Dragons in second place in the Pacific League and 10 games above .500, two more than they were at any point last season.
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