The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks were not perfect in Game 3 of the Japan Series, but they were just good enough to overcome both the Hanshin Tigers and a few self-inflicted wounds.
Livan Moinelo pitched out of a couple of jams, Hotaka Yamakawa hit a game-tying home run in the fourth inning and Tatsuru Yanagimachi broke the deadlock with a triple in the sixth as the Pacific League champions traveled to Koshien Stadium and held off the Hanshin Tigers for a 2-1 victory on a chilly Tuesday night.
“We did not have much offensively,” Hawks shortstop Kenta Imamiya said. “We made some errors, too, but our pitchers did a good job, and I am happy we were able to win.”
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