SAPPORO — Channeling his anger into production, that's what Fernando Seguignol exhibited in his first at-bat of the 2007 Japan Series.
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' massive slugger gave the reigning Nippon Professional Baseball Champions a boost with his three-run homer off Chunichi starter Kenshin Kawakami on Saturday, catching his fastball up in the middle of the strike zone in the bottom of the first inning of Game 1.
That hit propelled the Fighters to a 3-1 victory over the Dragons. Yu Darvish, meanwhile, fanned 13 in a complete-game victory.