Lions Take Lead for First Time this Season
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Seibu's bats seemed to have come alive Friday and Saturday as the Lions out clubbed the Hawks 10-2 and 11-8 the first two games of the three game series. Perhaps the most incredible thing is that they scored said 21 runs without a home run by either Cabrera nor McClain.
But Sunday, McClain's solo home run against Tanoue (working on 3 days' rest) accounted for the Lions' only run in their 6-1 loss.
There is still no magic number "lit up" in the Pacific League as Seibu and Kintetsu still have 4 games left to play against each other with just 1/2 game separating them. The current (end of 9/16) line looks like this:
80
79
78
77
76
8-1 .571
7-2 .564
6-3 .557
5-4 .550
4-5 .543
9-1 .572
8-2 .565
7-3 .558
6-4 .551
9-1 .561
8-2 .554
7-3 .547
Because the best winning percentage will take the pennant in the Pacific League, Kintetsu may actually take it all with less wins than Seibu. So the advantage right now is with the Buffaloes.
Daiei is in the biggest pinch so far as controlling their own destiny is concerned as they only have one game remaining between both Seibu and Kintetsu. On the other hand, they have 4 games remaining against Nippon Ham whom they've dominated (17 and 6 with 1 tie) so far this season.