Kimiyasu Kudo celebrated his 200th career win with his second complete game of the season and first career homer that gave the Yomiuri Giants a 4-2 victory over the Yakult Swallows in the Central League on Tuesday.
Yomiuri Giants starter Kimiyasu Kudo is congratulated by catcher Shinnosuke Abe after earning
his 200th career victory at Tokyo Dome.
Kudo (9-5) held Yakult to a pair of solo homers as the 41-year-old southpaw scattered eight hits and struck out five on his way to becoming the 23rd player in Japanese baseball history to reach the milestone.