Koji Uehara returned to the Yomiuri Giants' starting rotation against the Yokohama BayStars on Thursday night.
His teammates made sure he got one heck of a homecoming.
Michihiro Ogasawara, Alex Ramirez and Yoshitomo Tani homered in consecutive at-bats in the first inning to back Uehara in the Giants' 7-1 win against the BayStars in front of a crowd of 40,561 at Tokyo Dome.