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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
pitching staff came within one out of a perfect game and settled for
a one-hitter in a preseason game against the Yomiuri Giants on Sunday.
Ryota Wakiya managed a two-out single in the ninth inning for
Yomiuri's only runner of the game, while five Softbank pitchers
struck out a total of 12 in a 5-0 victory at Yahoo Dome.
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