The Seibu Lions were late to the party, but they finally did what the other five Pacific League clubs had already accomplished.
They beat the Hiroshima Carp.
Yuji Kaneko connected on a tiebreaking RBI double in the bottom of the eighth, and the Lions overcame a spirited Carp rally to earn a 5-4 victory on Thursday night at Seibu Dome.
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