The SoftBank Hawks, who entered this clash with DeNA having won 12 straight Japan Series games, are now in danger of falling in the season-ending clash for the first time since 2000, when, like this time around, they won their first two games on the road before dropping four straight.The Hawks have won the last eight Japan Series they have appeared in, and that streak, too, is in jeopardy."The Japan Series allows us to lose three, so we can't afford another," Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo said. "There is nothing left to do but get the job done."Each club boasted its league's best offense, but…READ FULL ARTICLE