Japan’s Central League leaders remained in stasis for the fifth straight day on Saturday, with all three playoff-bound teams winning, leaving the Swallows a full game ahead of the Tigers, although because of the ties, their lead is actually between two and 2-1/2 games, with the Giants another four games further back.
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The Orix Buffaloes recaptured first place for the first time since Sept. 7, following their three-game sweep of the Lotte Marines in Chiba, they came from behind to beat the fourth-place SoftBank Hawks in Hiroya Miyagi’s best start in months, setting the Hawks up for a clash with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Saturday, which should be fun.
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