NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. — Yoshiyuki Kamei went 0-for-5 in Game 2 of the first stage of the Central League Climax Series. After the Yomiuri Giants' series-clinching 7-6 victory, he was hailed as a hero by teammate Alex Ramirez and praised by manager Tatsunori Hara.
Normally 0-for-5 doesn't earn many plaudits. Then again, these aren't normally the types of games the Giants have won this season.
Cast in the unfamiliar role of underdog and on the road in the Climax Series for the first time ever, the Giants scratched, clawed and battled their way to a pair of tight games over the Hanshin Tigers.