2014 Japan Series
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The 2014 Japan Series was the 65th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) championship series known colloquially as the Japan Series. The best-of-seven playoff was won by the Pacific League champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in five games over the Central League champion Hanshin Tigers. The series began on Saturday, October 25, 2014 and ended on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.
Matt Murton (left) and Mauro Gómez drove in two and three, respectively, of the Tigers' five runs in their Game 1 victory.
Hawks' starter Shota Takeda pitched seven innings of one-run ball to earn a win in Game 2.
Kenji Otonari pitched seven shutout innings to earn a Game 3 win for the Hawks.
Akira Nakamura hit a three-run walk-off home run in the tenth inning to give the Hawks a Game 4 win.
Hanshin Tigers
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The Hanshin Tigers are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, next to their main stadium, Hanshin Koshien Stadium.
Kōshien Stadium in 2009
Tigers fans at a home game at Koshien Stadium
Tigers fans release balloons at the Kyocera Dome, the home stadium of the Orix Buffaloes