Former Pacific League stars Kimiyasu Kudo and Satoru Komiyama dominated in their Central League debuts Tuesday as the Yomiuri Giants romped 8-2 over the Chunichi Dragons and the unbeaten Yokohama BayStars sank the Hiroshima Carp 4-1.
Kudo, the Pacific League MVP last season for the Daiei Hawks, scattered four hits over seven innings and struck out 13 in his debut for Yomiuri as the Giants thumped the defending CL champion Dragons at the Nagoya Dome.
Kudo (1-0) earned his first win since signing with Yomiuri as a free agent during the off-season while Kazuhiro Takeda (0-1) -- another Daiei defector in 1998 -- was tagged for seven runs on nine hits, including three homers, and took the loss for Chunichi.
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