Takeya Nakamura won the home run derby that was held before the All-Star Game in Hiroshima.
Nobuhiko Matsunaka won the one that went on during it.
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks star homered twice, including a go-ahead two-run shot in the sixth inning, and Orix Buffaloes pitcher Chihiro Kaneko averted a major disaster to help the Pacific League win the second game of the 2009 All-Star Series 7-4 on Saturday at Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium.
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