Cleanup-hitter Tomoaki Kanemoto homered and drove in four runs Saturday, helping the newly crowned Central League champion Hanshin Tigers overpower the Yakult Swallows, 10-5.
Takahiro Saeki of the Yokohama BayStars hits a run-scoring double in the fourth inning against the Yomiuri Giants on Saturday at Tokyo Dome. The BayStars won 9-3.
Having recovered from their hangover of two nights ago when they clinched the CL pennant for the first time in two years, Hanshin produced 17 hits but almost saw a collapse of its pitching staff for the second night in a row at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.
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