As Game 2 starter Hisanori Takahashi left the mound in the middle of the sixth inning of a 2-2 contest on Sunday, things were looking bleak for the Yomiuri Giants.
With Lions baserunners on first and second and playoff hero Hiroyuki Nakajima at the plate, it seemed like the perfect recipe for disaster.
Until Kentaro Nishimura saved the day.