SAPPORO — Tetsuya Utsumi didn't expect to get a second chance to redeem himself in the Japan Series.
But when opportunity came knocking in Game 6, he responded like a champion.
Utsumi was pressed into action after a first-inning injury shelved starter Shun Tono and came though in the clutch with 4 2/3 scoreless innings on the hill to help the Yomiuri Giants win the Japan Series with a 2-0 victory over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Saturday at Sapporo Dome.