When he left the locker room at Tokyo Dome carrying a big black bag, on the night he got his fifth save of the season against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles at Tokyo Dome, unexpectedly, the closer didn't look happy.

News photoHokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters closer Michael Yoshihide Nakamura, shown here in a file photo from an April 4 game against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, has earned seven saves through Tuesday. KYODO PHOTO

"I'm not so excited because it was a long game, and I have to come back tomorrow," Hokkaido Nippon Ham's Micheal Nakamura said with a grin on May 16 after his team's 8-6 triumph in a four-hour game.