Shugo Fujii may be a pitcher by trade, but he taught the Tokyo Yakult Swallows an important lesson with his bat on Monday.
Be careful what you wish for; you just might get it.
The Swallows intentionally walked Hisayoshi Chono to get to Fujii with two outs in the second inning and his ensuing single sparked a five-run outburst, capped by Ryota Wakiya's first-ever grand slam, as the Giants cruised to a 7-2 win in front of 45,210 fans at Tokyo Dome.
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