Takayuki Kajitani got caught sleeping at the wheel in the outfield during the sixth inning.
When he came to the plate in the seventh, however, the Yokohama BayStars veteran was locked in 100 percent.
Kajitani hit a tiebreaking two-out single to right to give his team its first lead and the BayStars held on for an important 4-2 win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Thursday night in front of a crowd of 32,159 Yokohama Stadium.
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