This time there was a winner.
Kris Johnson, Seiya Suzuki and the rest of the Hiroshima Carp made sure of it.
Johnson delivered a strong performance on the mound, Suzuki had three hits and drove in three runs and the Carp struck first in this Japan Series with a 5-1 win in Game 2 in front of a crowd of 31,356 on Sunday night at Mazda Stadium.