Chunichi Dragons pitcher Chen Wei-yin was looking unflappable in his bid to keep the Yomiuri Giants from getting closer to claiming the Central League title.
When he finally wavered, Yoshiyuki Kamei was ready and waiting.
Kamei broke a scoreless tie with a two-run homer in the sixth and Dicky Gonzalez out-pitched Chen with seven scoreless innings as the Giants put one hand on the pennant with a 2-0 win on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome.
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