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Yuya Ogo and Hideto Asamura brought home runners during a fourth-inning surge as the Rakuten Eagles beat the playoff-bound Nippon Ham Fighters 2-0 on Tuesday. Starter Ryota Takinaka (4-6) allowed five hits through seven innings, striking out four, as he combined with two relievers to shut out the Fighters in the makeup game at a rainy Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi. Nippon Ham ace Hiromi Ito (14-5) fanned eight over seven solid innings but lacked offensive support in his bid for the outright lead in Pacific League pitching wins. Flawless through the first three innings, Ito gave up the opening run…

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