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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
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Yes, after Cab's rather shaky start in Sapporo, he hit a 3 run homer in the top of the first to jump out to an early 3-0 lead. A solo shot after two others had scored in the second made it 6-0 in favor of the Lions.
Kintetsu answered with one run in the bottom of the second on Yoshioka's solo home run to left. But that was all the offense the defending Pacific League champs put up.
Suzuki, who had hit a sacrifice fly in the second, got his second RBI of the night with a solo home run to right in the 4th inning, giving the Lions a commanding 7-1 lead. Cabrera then added his 5th and 6th RBI's of the night in the 7th inning when he put the ball over the left field wall for the third time this Monday evening. Combined with an Ohtomo RBI double, the Lions ran away with the game 10-1.
Well, three home runs in three games is a pretty good home run pace. And people doubted that he'd adjust to the higher strike zone.