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Article: Seguignol leads Nippon Ham past Kintetsu
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- April 29, 2004
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AP Worldstream
04-29-2004
Dateline: TOKYO
Fernando Segiugnol hit a two-run homer Thursday to power the Nippon Ham Fighters to a 6-4 win over the Kintetsu Buffaloes at Sapporo Dome.
Seguignol, who has major league experience with the Montreal Expos and New York Yankees, gave the Fighters a 6-2 lead in the bottom of the seventh with an opposite-field blast off Kintetsu reliever Hideo Koike that just cleared the wall in right field.
Seguignol, who came into Thursday's game with a .455 batting average, had a pair of homers and seven RBIs in Wednesday's 15-8 win over Kintetsu and now has nine homers this season.
Takehiro Oshimoto, who improved to 2-1, picked up the win after giving up two runs on ...