Reyes’ two homers power Fighters’ 6-4 win
At Es Con Field on August 28, Reyes hit two homers—a three-run shot in the 3rd and a two-run blast in the 5th—to drive in five runs as the Hokkaido Nippon‑Ham Fighters rallied to a 6-4 victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines. Starter Kitayama earned his 10th win and Yanagawa picked up his 20th save in front of 30,130 fans.
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Lin An‑Ke’s 5 RBIs, including a 3‑run blast, lift Seibu
At Belluna Dome on August 28, Lin An‑Ke provided the big blow for the Seibu Lions, belting a massive 7th‑inning? No, wait—actually it was a 1st‑inning three‑run homer as part of a five‑RBI day that helped Seibu to an 8-4 win over Rakuten. Starter Kosei Takahashi held firm to pick up the victory. Attendance was 24,908.
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Okugawa stops the skid with 8⅓? No, 8 innings of one‑run ball
On August 28 at Mazda Stadium, Yasunobu Okugawa delivered a strong outing for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, allowing one run on five hits across eight innings to earn his seventh win of the season. Masuda supplied a run‑scoring hit, and Yakult defeated Hiroshima 3-1. Okugawa has been steady in August, posting three wins in four starts with a 1.82 ERA for the month.
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Chikamoto’s early homer helps Tigers down Giants 4-1
At Koshien on August 28, the Hanshin Tigers took an early lead when Chikamoto crushed a solo homer in the first inning, and the Tigers held on to beat the Yomiuri Giants 4-1. Murakami was credited with the win and Kudo closed it out. The game drew 42,644 fans.
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Yu Maeda earns 11th win as SoftBank blank Orix 2-0
On August 28 at Kyocera Dome Osaka, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks shut out the Orix Buffaloes 2-0. Starter Yu Maeda improved to 11-0 on the season, and the bullpen preserved the shutout. Sugiyama recorded his 26th save. Attendance was 25,992.
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DeNA erupts for four in the 8th to beat Chunichi 4-2
At Yokohama on August 28, the Yokohama DeNA BayStars erased a deficit with a four‑run outburst in the eighth inning to defeat the Chunichi Dragons 4-2. Bamba was credited with the win and Reynolds recorded the save. The game lasted 3 hours 21 minutes and drew 32,800 fans.
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