Hisayoshi Chono gave the Hiroshima Carp and pitcher Keisuke Imai an early warning that Thursday just wasn't going to be their night.
By the end of the game, the message had gotten through loud and clear.
Chono homered in his first two trips to the plate, and hit a two-run single his final time up to lead the Yomiuri Giants to a 6-2 win over the Carp in front of a crowd of 46,831 at Tokyo Dome.