For awhile it looked like the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks were going to run away with a win in the fourth game of this Japan Series.
Then the tide shifted, and the defending champions found themselves holding on for dear life as they edged one step closer to the finish line.
Lee Dae-ho drove in four runs, closer Dennis Sarfate stamped out a potential rally in the ninth and the Hawks moved to within one win of a second straight Japan Series title with a 6-4 win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Wednesday night at Jingu Stadium.
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