After being swept in consecutive series by sub-.500 teams, the start-studded Yomiuri Giants found themselves in the midst of an unlikely six-game losing streak. Even more unlikely was that it took a rookie pitcher and a .154 hitter to snap them out of it.
Giants slugger Michihiro "Guts" Ogasawara goes yard for a two-run homer in the third inning against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome on Friday night. With the 3-0 win, Yomiuri snapped a six-game losing skid.
KYODO PHOTOCenter fielder Yoshiyuki Kamei, who entered the game batting .154 with just two RBIs, homered in his first at-bat of the night to lead the Giants to a 3-0 victory over the Hiroshima Carp Friday at Tokyo Dome to the delight of the 40,186 mostly Giants fans in attendance.