The much anticipated pitching duel between Kenta Asakura and Hisanori Takahashi fizzled early but Ryota Wakiya and Takahiko Nomaguchi still put on a show.

Wakiya went 3-for-3 and hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the sixth, Nomaguchi pitched four shut out innings of relief and the Yomiuri Giants rallied to beat the Chunichi Dragons 8-4 in front of 46,004 fans at Tokyo Dome on Wednesday night.
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