Atlanta Braves outfielder Vernon Wells hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the sixth inning and the major league team rallied to crush the Japan All-Star team 7-2 in the first game of an exhibition series on Friday.
Hank Blalock of the Texas Rangers avoids the tag of Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke
Abe and slides home safely on a single by David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox during the sixth inning of
Game 1 of the Japan-MLB exhibition series on Friday at Tokyo Dome. The Major League team won 7-2.
In a battle of stamina, Yomiuri Giants pitcher Koji Uehara outlasted 42-year-old ace Roger Clemens but the major leaguers strung 13 hits together to put away the Japanese at Tokyo Dome.
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