08/31/2008 Buffaloes 5, Fighters 1

Alex Cabrera hit a tiebreaking three-run homer and Chihiro
Kaneko pitched one-run ball over eight innings, leading Orix over
Nippon Ham to move into sole possession of third place in the Pacific
League.

Atsunori Inaba's fourth-inning drive gave Nippon Ham a 1-0 lead
but a Shinji Shimoyama RBI single in the fifth tied the game before
Cabrera homered in his third consecutive game with a shot over the
left-center wall at Kyocera Dome.

Kaneko (9-8) allowed four hits, struck out four and walked
three, helping his team return to .500 for the first time since April
1. Kazuhito Tadano (7-6) yielded five runs in six innings for Nippon
Ham, which lost its fourth straight.

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