Pinch-hitter Tetsuya Kakiuchi connected for a solo homer in the bottom of the 11th inning Saturday to lift the Chiba Lotte Marines to a 3-2 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
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Kakiuchi's homer into the left field stands at Chiba Marine Stadium gave Bobby Valentine's team a key win as they moved a half game ahead of the Fighters into third place in the standings. The third place team qualifies for the Pacific League playoffs.