The Yomiuri Giants may have been planning to honor nine-year veteran Tomohiro Nioka on Friday night, but it was pitcher Tetsuya Utsumi who stole the show.
Yomiuri Giants starter Tetsuya Utsumi delivers a pitch against the Hiroshima Carp en route to a two-hit shutout victory on Friday at Tokyo Dome. The Giants won 3-0.
KYODO PHOTOUtsumi (9-5) struck out 10 en route to a two-hit complete game shutout as the Giants defeated the Hiroshima Carp 3-0 in front of 39,368 fans on "Nioka Day" at Tokyo Dome. Utsumi didn't allow a baserunner until the fifth inning and only walked one to register his second complete game of the season.
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