FUKUOKA - It took SoftBank Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo six Japan Series games, but he finally thought outside the box on Saturday, tasking closer Dennis Sarfate to get the three scoreless innings needed to put away the tenacious DeNA BayStars.
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