Hector Luna heard from the Chunichi Dragons' translator that Friday night's starter, Kenta Asakura, hadn't won a game in nearly four seasons.
So Luna went out and did his part to help right that wrong while also heaping a little more misery on the flailing Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Luna homered and drove in three runs to help Asakura end his long winless drought as the Dragons edged the Swallows 4-3 at Jingu Stadium.
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