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Article: Kaneko leads Nippon Ham over Softbank with grand slam
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- August 28, 2005
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AP Worldstream
08-28-2005
Dateline: TOKYO
Veteran Makoto Kaneko connected for a grand slam in the fifth inning Sunday as the Nippon Ham Fighters downed the Pacific League-leading Softbank Hawks 10-6.
Tomochika Tsuboi hit a solo homer in the second inning at Sapporo Dome and Kuniyuki Kimoto added a three-run blast in the third before Kaneko gave the Fighters a commanding 10-1 lead in the fifth with his third homer of the season.
Tony Batista hit a three-run homer in the sixth for the Hawks and Sadaharu Oh's team added another run in the seventh but couldn't close the gap and lost their second straight game in Hokkaido.
Yusaku Iriki picked up the win after holding the Hawks to three runs on ...