Justin Smoak homered and drove in three runs to lift the defending Central League champion Yomiuri Giants past the Pacific League's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
May 25, 2021
Zelous Wheeler jogged out to his position for the fifth inning as the crowd roared for him at Tokyo Dome. Wheeler had some words for Yomiuri Giants pitcher Shosei Togo as he passed the mound and clapped his hands and tipped his cap as the cheers grew louder.
It was mostly the fans in orange and black showering Wheeler with applause, but there were more than a few Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles fans who couldn’t help but smile and join in.
Wheeler faced his former team for the first time on Tuesday night and welcomed his old friends into his new home with a come-from-behind three-run home run against Takayuki Kishi in the fourth inning that propelled the Giants to a 9-4 win in their interleague opener on Tuesday night at the Big Egg.
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Baseball: Rookies spell relief as Carp get past Giants
April 10, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Hiroshima Carp players celebrate their 4-2 win over the Yomiuri Giants in Japan s Central League at Hiroshima s Mazda Stadium on April 10, 2021. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) Rookie relievers Haruki Omichi and Ryoji Kuribayashi each worked a scoreless inning on Saturday to preserve the Hiroshima Carp s 4-2 Central League win over the Yomiuri Giants. Starting pitcher Allen Kuri (3-0) allowed two runs, one earned, over seven innings, while leadoff man Ryosuke Kikuchi singled three times, stole a base, scored three runs and singled in the game-winning run. Omichi took over in the eighth at Hiroshima s Mazda Stadium and worked a 1-2-3 eighth against the meat of the defending league champs order. The Carp s third draft pick last year, Omichi needed just nine pitches to notch his fifth straight scoreless outing.