Raul Valdes never blinked.
Locked in a pitcher’s duel against a player considered by many to be no worse than one of the best two or three pitchers in Japan, Valdes just methodically racked up outs.
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Dragons southpaw Raul Valdes pitches against the Giants on Friday at Tokyo Dome. Valdes worked eight scoreless innings in Chunichi's 1-0 victory over Yomiuri. | KYODO
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