Hideto Asamura finished a big night in a big way, with a game-winning sayonara double, lifting the Seibu Lions to a 5-4 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 12 innings on Wednesday night.
After starting his night 0-for-2 against Eagles star right-hander Takahiro Norimoto, Asamura's sacrifice fly put the Lions on the board, and he finished with three straight hits, including his one-out gapper to right center that plated Shogo Akiyama from first and won it in the 12th at MetLife Dome.
"It's kind of scary how much I've been hitting," Asamura said. "I thought that one was going to get through (the outfielders).