Masahiro Tanaka pitched his first complete game of the season, leading the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a 3-2 win against the Orix Buffaloes on Friday.
Buffaloes starter Park Chan Ho, Asia's all-time leader in wins in the majors, gave up three earned runs in 6? innings in his Japan debut at Koshien Stadium.
Former major leaguer Kazuo Matsui hit his first homer for Rakuten in the first inning.