Hanshin Tigers' manager Senichi Hoshino ignored the "Never, Never, Never Surrender" theme he's been preaching to his team all year. What's worse, the slogan of the year transpired onto only one guy.
On the wrong team, too.
Immediately after Hoshino lost his temper and was ejected for the first time this season, Yomiuri Giants third baseman Mototsugu Kawanaka recovered from two disappointing at-bats to drive in the go-ahead run in the Giants' 5-3 victory over Hanshin at a full-house Tokyo Dome Friday night.