Orix BlueWave second baseman Keiichi Hirano jumps over second base after forcing out Chiba Lotte Marines' Daichi Suzuki, bottom, in the sixth inning of their Pacific League professional baseball game in Kobe
Baseball: Buffaloes down Marines, head to 3rd straight Japan Series - The Mainichi
Orix BlueWave second baseman Keiichi Hirano jumps over second base after forcing out Chiba Lotte Marines' Daichi Suzuki, bottom, in the sixth inning of their Pacific League professional baseball game in Kobe
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