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The 2018 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball's 2018 season. The 69th edition of the Japan Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Daichi Osera didn't allow a hit through the first four innings of Game 1.
Seiya Suzuki had three hits and three runs batted in in Game 2.
Tomohiro Abe hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in a Game 3 loss.
Alfredo Despaigne hit his second home run of the series in Game 4.
2017 Japan Series
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The 2017 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason. The 68th edition of the Japan Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2018 Japan Series
…the Final Stage. They swept the third place Yomiuri Giants in three games securing them a place in the Japan Series. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the 2017 Japan Series and defeated the Saitama Seibu Lions in the 2018 Pacific League Climax Series to return to the Japan Series in 2018. The Hiroshima Toyo Carp won their…
Alex Ramírez, the manager of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Kodai Senga earned the win in Game 1.
Akira Nakamura drove in the game-winning run for SoftBank in Game 2.
Seiichi Uchikawa drove in a run for SoftBank in the first inning of Game 3.