Chiba Lotte Marines manager Tsutomu Ito called his first emergency meeting of the season after his team was blown out and nearly no-hit on Wednesday.
It's probably safe to say the message got through.
The Marines erased a four-run deficit over the final four innings, taking the lead on Josh Whitesell's tiebreaking solo home run in ninth, and got themselves back on track Thursday night with a 5-4 win over the Seibu Lions at Seibu Dome.