SAPPORO — On a day when the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters came up with all the big hits, the Chiba Lotte Marines still couldn't find an answer for Yu Darvish.
The Fighters pounded out 15 hits and Darvish threw a complete game as Nippon Ham beat the Marines 5-2 in the first game of the second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series on Saturday afternoon at Sapporo Dome.
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