Japanese baseball may still be trying to adjust to a new normal, but there's one thing that hasn't changed.

When you need a big hit, send Yoshiyuki Kamei to the plate.

Kamei made his only at-bat of the night count, connecting on a sayonara home run to send the Yomiuri Giants to an 8-7 win over the Yokohama BayStars on opening day at Tokyo Dome.