Seigo

Go Matsumoto homered and got starter Seigo Yada out of a bases-loaded, sixth-inning jam with some sharp relief pitching in Japan's 3-0 win on Saturday night over Mexico to capture the international championship.

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Japan took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third on a solo home run by Seigo Yada, his third homer of the tournament.

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Seigo Yada followed with another solo homer for a 3-1 lead.

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Japan is known for its power hitting, having hit 11 homers in its first five games of the Series, including four by Seigo Yada and two by Matsumoto.

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Seigo Yada added a solo homer and Fukuyama added an RBI single.

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A long pass from midfield allowed van der Heyden to spring the Japanese offside trap and flick the ball over goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki.

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But his ambitious lob was kept out by Japanese goalie Seigo

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Beschastnykh dribbled around goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki and had a wide open net in front, but booted the ball into the side net.

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Instead of crying, she reached over to the phone console and told its voice-recognition system, 'Get Seigo Yamagata for me.

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We might lag behind unless someone from the outside comes to lead us, said Yamazaki Seigo, who is connected to Kato by marriage.

The Guardian World News Suzanne Goldenberg 2011