Baseball: New Marine Ishikawa comes through in clutch vs former team

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Shingo Ishikawa delivered a pinch-hit tiebreaking single in the seventh inning against his first pro team, leading the Lotte Marines to a 3-2 Pacific League win Saturday over the Nippon Ham Fighters. With the game tied 2-2 and runners on the corners with two outs, the former Fighter, who joined the Marines from the Yomiuri Giants earlier this week in a trade, singled to center off veteran reliever Naoki Miyanishi at Es Con Field Hokkaido. Ishikawa's first RBI of the season made a winner out of Manabu Mima (1-4), who allowed two runs in seven innings. "I wanted to drive in that run no matter wh...

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