Japan's final Olympic tuneup featured a team that put on a gold medal-worthy performance both at the plate and on the mound on Saturday.
It just didn't come from the squad headed to Beijing.
Hiroshima Carp first baseman Kenta Kurihara drove in five runs during a 10-run fourth inning and "Hoshino Japan" got a rude awakening as a select group of Central League players rolled to a 11-2 victory at in front of 28,227 fans Tokyo Dome.