2018 Japan Series
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The 2018 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) 2018 season. The 69th edition of the Japan Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the Pacific League's (PL) Climax Series champion and defending Japan Series champions, and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, the Central League's (CL) Climax Series champion. The Hawks defeated the Carp, 4–1–1, in six games, to win their second consecutive Japan Series championship and their fifth in eight years.
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.
Takuya Kai
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Takuya Kai is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kai with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Kai with the Japan national baseball team