Zelous Wheeler celebrated a big day for his family with two hits and three RBIs to help carry the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a 6-2 win over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Wednesday evening.
Wheeler's 19th home run of the season, a two-run shot, broke open a close game in the seventh inning.
"It was a very special home run tonight. Today is my son's first birthday," Wheeler said.