After losses in the first two games of the Japan Series, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks captain Hiroki Kokubo told reporters, "we're not dead yet."
Kokubo was proven right when Hitoshi Tamura's bat finally sprang back to life.
Tamura broke out of a postseason slump with a two-run home run, and Tadashi Settsu gave the Hawks a solid start on the mound in a 4-2 win over the Chunichi Dragons in Game 3 of the Japan Series on Tuesday at Nagoya Dome.