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For 5 innings, the game was tied at 1-1. It was amazing that starting pitcher Jiangang Lu (China Stars) managed to shut down the Dragons' offense by only giving up one run. But Masahiro Araki broke the deadlock in the bottom of 6th by hitting a solo HR, thus making Lu losing pitcher of the game. The Dragons went on to defeat the China Stars with a final score of 9-1.
This game would determine whether the Uni Lions or the SK Wyverns would qualify for the final after the Dragons defeated the China Stars. But SK eliminated all the suspense by scoring 13 runs in the first 4 innings. Even though the Lions' fielder Sung-sian Yang belted a solo HR, the SK Wyverns routed their opponent with a score of 13A-1 in a shortened affair and promptly qualified for the showdown with the Chunichi Dragons. - Wikinews