There shouldn't have been any questions about which team was the best in the Pacific League this season.
Still, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks went out and made it official just in case.
Yuki Yanagita hit a two-run home run in the fourth and had an RBI double during SoftBank’s four-run fifth, and pitcher Dennis Sarfate handed the winning ball to club chairman Sadaharu Oh after the Hawks beat the Seibu Lions 7-3 on Saturday at MetLife Dome to clinch the 2017 Pacific League pennant.