Don't be deceived by his baby face. If you do, he'll bite you badly.

Dragons setup man Takuya Asao relieved starter Chen Wei-yin late before handing the pitching duties to closer Hitoki Iwase, who retired the final batter, in Game 1 of the Japan Series on Saturday.

"I was just going to pitch at my full strength," the right-hander said after Chunichi's 2-1, 10th-inning victory over the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome. "No matter what kind of situation I was in, I was just going to go at my full strength."