Norihiro Nakamura sure made his first career hit off Koji Uehara a memorable one.
Nakamura ripped a tie-breaking home run in the top of the ninth inning to send the Chunichi Dragons to their third straight win of the young season, a 4-3 victory over the Yomiuri Giants in front of 42,357 fans on Tuesday night at Tokyo Dome.
With Uehara working the ninth, Nakamura turned on a first-pitch fastball to spoil the Yomiuri hurler's celebrated return to the starting rotation.
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