Starting pitching had been pegged as one of the Yomiuri Giants' problem spots prior to the beginning of the Japanese baseball season.
With Shun Tono and Tetsuya Utsumi leading the way, the pitching staff's cast of characters was largely already known. The question was, how would the story unfold?
After 14 games, things are just beginning but chapter one has been a doozy.
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