Lions vs. Buffaloes at the Seibu Invoice Dome, September 15, 2006
 But Alex Cabrera wallops a home run anyway and is escorted home by mascots. |
 Alex Cabrera receives his post-homer stuffed animal. |
 Apparently you can bring tripods into Japanese baseball parks. |
 Lions third baseman Yoshihito Ishii. |
 Mound conference, part 2. "Can you kick the dirt too while we wait for Ishii? We will make the mound a little higher." |
 Lions reliever Takashi Ishii. |
 Scores of other games going on. Go Fighters! |
 Lefty Yasunari Takagi takes the mound. |
 Yasunari Takagi. |
 Lions closer Chikara Onodera comes in to strike out the side. |
 Mitsutaka Gotoh ends the game. |
 Boom! Lions win! Fireworks and joy! |
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