Shintaro Fujinami is the one with the "W" next to his name, but his parents came away as the big winners.
Fujinami retired all nine batters he faced, Shinnosuke Abe hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the sixth inning and the Central League All-Stars rallied for an 8-6 victory over the Pacific League in Game 1 of the NPB All-Star Series on Friday night at Tokyo Dome.
"He went three perfect innings and that gave us a boost," CL manager Tatsunori Hara said.
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