Japan came from behind to defeat Australia 3-2 on Monday in the team's first game of the Premier12 super round.Hideto Asamura drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth that broke a 2-2 tie at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. Australian lefty Jon Kennedy surrendered a double to Kensuke Kondo and walked two batters before the Rakuten Eagles slugger entered the plate.Seiya Suzuki blasted a home run for the third straight game when Japan was trailing by two runs in the fourth inning, and pinch-runner Ukyo Shuto sprinted home to level the scoring in the seventh.The super round c…READ FULL ARTICLE