KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Shun Mizutani hit a leadoff home run before the next three Nippon Ham Fighters batters also went deep in a historic start to Thursday's 9-1 win against the Orix Buffaloes.
The Hokkaido-based Fighters became the first Nippon Professional Baseball team to hit four consecutive home runs from their opening at-bat, eclipsing the previous record of three held by five other clubs.
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