SAPPORO — Yu Darvish and Yoshihisa Naruse were arguably the two best pitchers in Japanese baseball this season.
Fighters southpaw Yoshihisa Naruse tosses a pitch during Wednesday's team workout at Sapporo Dome. Chiba
Lotte faces the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Game 5 of the Pacific League Climax Series' second stage
on Thursday night.
KYODO PHOTOSo it only seems appropriate that the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace will face the Chiba Lotte Marines' young superstar in Game 5 of the second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series at Sapporo Dome on Thursday night to determine which squad will advance to the Japan Series.
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