A trip to visit the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters was just what the doctor ordered for Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Chihaya Sasaki.
The Fighters, meanwhile, are still desperately searching for the cure to their own malaise.
Sasaki (2-1) threw five shutout frames and got plenty of run support as the Marines piled more misery on the Fighters in a 6-0 win on Thursday night at Tokyo Dome.