Former U.S. President George W. Bush bounced his ceremonial first pitch to Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe.

It was probably a good thing, too. Someone might've knocked the ball out of the park had it gotten near the plate.

The Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters combined to hit six solo home runs, but a two-run double by Michihiro Ogasawara was the difference as the Giants prevailed 7-4 in Game 3 of the Japan Series on Tuesday night at Tokyo Dome.