The World Baseball Classic finally made its return to Tokyo. Unfortunately for Samurai Japan, so did the Seibu Lions.
Back on the field where they upset the Yomiuri Giants in Game 7 of the Japan Series in November, the Lions defeated Japan 7-2 in a WBC exhibition in front of 41,856 fans at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
Yutaro Osaki hit a two-run homer off starter Hisashi Iwakuma and the Japan Series champions blew the game open in a four-run eighth.