(No coverage for our paper, so I barely got a few glimpses on TV before leaving the cave -– otherwise known as the office.)
Abe shines as CL takes Game 1 of All-Star series
Perhaps the player having the best season powered the Central Leaguers past the Pacific League in Game 1 of the two-game All-Star series on Friday at Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome.
Abe went 2-for-3 with two RBIs to earn the MVP award -- the second time in his 10-year career -- in a 4-1 win.
The Chunichi Dragons’ Masahiko Morino went 4-for-5 with an RBI and was named the top batter in the victory, which brought the all-time series to 75-70-8 in favor of the PL.
Morino became just the 15th player to have four hits in an All-Star game.
CL starter Kenta Maeda tossed two perfect innings for the win. The CL held the Pacific Leaguers to four hits.
For the PL, the Rakuten Eagles’ Takeshi Yamasaki became the second-oldest player to homer at 41 years, eight months. He hit a pinch-hit solo shot in the eighth for the PL's only run.
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