(EDS: UPDATING AFTER NIGHT GAMES, CHANGING DATELINE)
Gabe Kapler hit a three-run homer in his first at-bat of the spring as the former Boston Red Sox outfielder made his preseason debut Wednesday for the Yomiuri Giants in a 4-3 victory over the Nippon Ham Fighters.
Kapler took a fastball from Hideki Sunaga over the center-field wall of Sapporo Dome that gave Yomiuri a 3-0 in the second inning. He went 1-for-2 with a walk and a popup to third.
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Chunichi 4, Softbank 4
Hirokazu Ibata had two hits, including a triple, and drove in three runs for the Dragons in a game called after nine innings at Yahoo Dome. Katsuhiko Miyaji had three RBIs on two hits for the Hawks.
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Orix 5, Lotte 2
Right-hander Yuki Tanaka pitched four scoreless innings and new foreign import Cliff Brumbaugh had two hits in the Buffaloes' victory over the Marines in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture. Tetsuya Kakiuchi hit a two-run homer for Lotte.
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