Alex Ramirez broke a record, Marc Kroon reached a milestone and Takuya Kimura took care of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
Kimura hit a two-run home run and Ramirez set a franchise record as the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 4-3 in front of 39,278 on Monday at Tokyo Dome.
Kimura followed a first-inning single by Hayato Sakamoto with his second home run in as many nights to help the Giants complete the two-game sweep and improve to 4-2 in interleague play.