There's a stuffed Giabbit doll headed Lillianne Mikolas' way. If things go her father's way, there'll be whole lot more coming.
Miles Mikolas threw seven solid innings, Shinnosuke Abe and Hayato Sakamoto hit two-run home runs, and the Yomiuri Giants made a winning start to the 2017 NPB season with a 6-2 opening day victory over the Chunichi Dragons in front of a crowd of 45,331 on Friday night at Tokyo Dome.
Yomiuri players selected as "heroes" after home games receive toy replicas of team mascot Giabbit. Mikolas was deserving on opening day, allowing two runs — one earned — on six hits over seven innings to earn the win. Mikolas struck out four.