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The Pacific League’s Rakuten Eagles moved closer to winning their first interleague championship by completing a three-game sweep of the Central League’s Yomiuri Giants with a 3-0 victory on Thursday. Lefty Masaru Fujii (5-1) allowed three walks and three hits over five innings at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi, and four relievers completed the three-hit shutout. Rakuten’s Maikel Franco singled in the game’s first run in the fourth inning. The Eagles added two insurance runs in the seventh, and closer Takahiro Norimoto worked a 1-2-3 ninth to secure his 16th save. The Eagles lead the interleague s…

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