Another series, another Chiba Lotte Marines championship.

News photoChiba Lotte Marines players toss manager Bobby Valentine in the air to celebrate winning the Konami Cup Asia Series after beating South Korea's Samsung Lions in the final at Tokyo Dome.

The Marines beat South Korea's Samsung Lions 5-3 in the Konami Cup Asia Series final Sunday at Tokyo Dome, overcoming a seven-strikeout effort by Samsung starter Bae Young Soo and a late Samsung rally.