Tadaharu Sakai drove in three runs Thursday and the Rakuten Golden Eagles erupted for nine runs in the top of the sixth inning on their way to a 15-3 win over the Chunichi Dragons and a three-game sweep of the defending Central League champions.
Fernando Seguignol of the Fighters watches the ball sail after hitting a two-run home run in
the sixth inning against the Carp on Thursday at Hiroshima Stadium.
Sakai had a double and a single in the sixth when the Eagles batted around at Nagoya Dome, knocking Chunichi starter Masahiro Yamamoto out of the game.
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