Hideki "Godzilla" Matsui hit a pair of homers, including a grand slam, and Darrell May struck out 14 in seven innings Wednesday as the Yomiuri Giants blanked the Chunichi Dragons 8-0 at the Nagoya Dome.
Matsui's solo shot off Taiwan's Tsao Ching-yang, making his first appearance in Japanese baseball, put Yomiuri ahead in the third inning and the outfielder then capped the scoring with a grand slam off reliever Masataka Endo in the seventh.
May allowed only one hit and walked one in his debut for Yomiuri after being released by the Hanshin Tigers last fall following a three-month suspension for making controversial remarks about manager Katsuya Nomura.Carp 6, BayStars 0
At Hiroshima Stadium, Koichi Ogata and Tomonori Maeda hit back-to-back homers in the first inning to lead the Carp to a victory over Yokohama, which fell to its first defeat after a 4-0 start to the new season.
Nathan Minchey scattered five hits in five innings for his first win since last May.
Tigers at Swallows -- ppd.
PACIFIC LEAGUE
Hawks 10, Buffaloes 5
Hiroshi Shibahara broke a 1-1 tie with a fifth-inning two-run double and Hiroki Kokubo hit his fourth homer in as many games as Japan Series champion Daiei downed Kintetsu at the Osaka Dome.
Keizaburo Tanoue held Kintetsu to two runs in eight innings to help send the Buffaloes to their first 0-4 start to a season in 27 years.Fighters 5, BlueWave 4
At the Tokyo Dome, Yukio Tanaka hit a two-run homer and Nigel Wilson followed with a solo drive in a four-run fourth inning as Nippon Ham edged Orix.
New signing Kevin Ohme got his first win in Japan, despite giving up four runs and nine hits in 7 1/3 innings.Lions at Marines -- ppd.