Standing on the brink of elimination, the Chunichi Dragons couldn't afford to lose.
So their ace pitcher made sure they didn't.
Kazuki Yoshimi was dominating on the mound, Kazuhiro Wada provided all the offense with a two-run triple in the first inning, and the Dragons edged the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 2-1 in Game 6 of the Japan Series on Saturday at Yahoo Dome.