Sasaoka delivers last pitch
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The Carp smothered the Yokohama BayStars 10-1, and the 40-year-old Sasaoka, retiring after 18 seasons, came on with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. He served up Shuichi Murata's 36th homer--the most in the Central League--before recording a strikeout to end the game.
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