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Yoshioka puts Daiei party on hold with three-run homer

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Date: 20030928
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Dateline: TOKYO Yuji Yoshioka belted a three-run homer in the top of the eighth inning Sunday as the Kintetsu Buffaloes crushed the Daiei Hawks 10-4 to prevent the Pacific League leaders from clinching the pennant.

Yoshioka drilled a towering blast into the left field stands at the Fukuoka Dome to give the Buffaloes a comfortable seven-run lead and send the Hawks to their third straight loss.

The Hawks will have to wait until Tuesday for a chance to wrap up their first pennant since 2000 when they travel to Chiba to play the Lotte Marines.

With the one-sided loss, the ...

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