Alfredo Despaigne hit a tie-breaking, eighth-inning home run, the fourth of the game for the SoftBanks in a 6-5 win over the Nippon Ham Fighters on Wednesday night.Before 34,708 at Yafuoku Dome, Despaigne got a high 155-kilometer-per-hour fastball from closer Chris Martin and blasted it out to left for his 19th home run, tying teammate Yuki Yanagita for the Pacific League lead."Because we were tied, I was thinking, 'home run,'" Despaigne said. "I was only looking fastball. I wanted to win and send everyone home with smiles on their faces."Dennis Sarfate worked around a leadoff single to rec…READ FULL ARTICLE
