Takayuki Kishi returned to MetLife Dome with a vengeance on Sunday, holding his old team scoreless into the seventh inning as the Rakuten Eagles beat the Seibu Lions 4-1 to even their playoff series 1-1.Having left the Lions as a free agent over the winter to sign with his hometown team, Kishi knew first-hand how hard it would be to shut down Nippon Professional Baseball's most potent offense. Needing a win in the best-of-three Climax Series first stage after suffering a 10-0 beating on Saturday, Kishi was determined to throw strikes and challenge hitters.He struck out eight without issuing…READ FULL ARTICLE
