Daniel Rios  pitched eight shutout innings and Lee Dae-soo  went 4-for-4 to lead No. 2 seed Doosan to an easy Game 1 win before a packed house at  Jamsil Stadium in Seoul.
The game was never really in question with Doosan scoring runs in each of the first two innings and Rios  pitching effectively from the [...]

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Seoul Sunrise

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Chunichi beats Hanshin 5-3 for a 2-0 series sweep vaulting them into the Central League Championship Series  versus the Yomuri Giants
Two home runs by [...]

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Welcome to the world of rings and Henny Youngman jokes.

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As  outstanding as Daniel Rios has been for Doosan this year,  the playoffs have often been a different story for the  ace.  Going back to 2002 when Rios pitched for Kia, he is 1-4 in  playoff games.  
This year Rios has faced Hanwha four times going 3-1 with a 1.80 ERA. His last outing vs. [...]

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Boosted by five perfect innings by Kenshin Kawakami the Chunichi Dragons had an easy go of it in Game 1   beating the Hanshin Tigers 7-0 in Nagoya.
The playoff game was the first in franchise history for Chunichi who can clinch the series and a round two date with the Yomuri Giants with a [...]

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