Yomiuri Giants infielder Kazuhiro Kiyohara hit his 500th career homer in a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Hiroshima Stadium on Friday night.
Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara smacks his 500th career home run off Hiroshima Carp reliever Koji Hiroike in the eighth inning Friday night at Hiroshima Stadium. The
Giants won 12-4.
Kiyohara led off the eighth inning with his memorable homer off Hiroshima southpaw Koji Hiroike to become only the eighth player in Japanese baseball history to reach the milestone.
The game also saw homers from Hiroki Kokubo and Shinnosuke Abe, lifting Giants over Hiroshima Carp 12-4 and to their first victory in seven games in the Central League.