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Fighters beat Lions 4-1 to reach Pacific League final stage
The Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Seibu Lions 4-1 in Tokorozawa, Japan, on Monday.
The win gave the Fighters a 2-1 victory in their best-of-three Pacific League Climax Series first-stage matchup and eliminated the Lions.
Nippon Ham finished third in the regular season, while Seibu finished second.
The Fighters scored first in the second inning, then added runs on Chusei Mannami's home run and Taiki Narama's sacrifice fly.
Starter Hiromi Ito allowed one run in five innings, and four relievers kept Seibu from scoring again.
Nippon Ham will next play the regular-season champion SoftBank Hawks in Fukuoka for a place in the Japan Series.
The Hawks will start the final stage with a two-win advantage because they finished at least 10 games ahead of their opponents in the regular-season standings, and the first team to reach five wins advances.
The Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Seibu Lions 4-1 in Game 3 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage.
The win sent the Fighters to the final stage, where they will face the SoftBank Hawks.
The best-of-three series was tied after the teams split the first two games.
Yuki Nomura drove in the opening run, and Chusei Mannami hit a solo home run.
Fighters starter Hiromi Ito allowed one run over five innings, and four relievers shut out the Lions for the rest of the game.
- Who
- The Nippon Ham Fighters and the Seibu Lions.
- What
- The Fighters beat the Lions 4-1 in Game 3 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage, advancing to the final stage.
- When
- Monday, Oct. 12, 2026.
- Where
- Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
- Why
- The Fighters won the deciding game of the best-of-three series to advance to face the SoftBank Hawks.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Fighters and Lions split the first two games of the best-of-three series.
The Fighters beat the Lions 4-1 in Game 3 to advance to the final stage.
The Fighters are set to face the SoftBank Hawks in Fukuoka for a place in the Japan Series.
- Final score
- Fighters 4, Lions 1
- Series game
- Game 3 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage
- Venue
- Belluna Dome, Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
- Opening run
- Yuki Nomura hit an RBI single in the second inning
- Next opponent
- SoftBank Hawks
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