The Yomiuri Giants brought back the magic and dispatched one of their toughest rivals in the process.
Shuichi Murata and Yoshinobu Takahashi each went deep off Hanshin Tigers pitcher Jason Standridge, and Kyojin starter Tetsuya Utsumi kept the Tigers caged for 7 1/3 shutout innings in a 4-0 win on Tuesday night at Tokyo Dome.
"It's a big win for us whenever we beat the Tigers," Murata said.
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