Yomiuri Giants first baseman Lee Seung Yeop took one for the team early on Saturday night.
Like a good captain, Shinnosuke Abe made sure the sacrifice wasn't in vain.
With Lee on first after being hit by a pitch, Abe launched a home run into the right-field seats and Dicky Gonzalez threw seven scoreless innings to help carry the Yomiuri Giants to a 3-1 win over the Chunichi Dragons in front of 42,047 fans at Tokyo Dome.