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Yuki Yanagita hit a walk-off three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give the SoftBank Hawks a 5-4 victory over the Seibu Lions on Monday. With runners on first and second, Yanagita drove a 1-0 pitch from Albert Abreu over the fence in right-center at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka. The Pacific League-leading Hawks won all three games of the series in a walk-off, extending their winning streak to six games. “A miracle happened,” Yanagita said in his post-game interview. “I just wanted to keep our rally going for the next batter, Takuya (Kai), but I hit the ball solidly with the bar…

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