SAPPORO – The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were struggling to score, trailing by a run and down to their last out in the seventh inning.
And they had the Hiroshima Carp right where they wanted them.
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The Fighters' Haruki Nishikawa approaches home plate to meet his euphoric teammates after bashing a sayonara grand slam in the ninth inning against the Carp in Game 5 of the Japan Series on Thursday night at Sapporo Dome. Hokkaido Nippon Ham defeated Hiroshima 5-1 to take a 3-2 lead. | KYODO
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