Matsuzaka welcomes home run by Ichiro in all-star game

Matsuzaka welcomes home run by Ichiro in all-star game

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Rookie star pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is all smiles in the first inning, welcoming Ichiro Suzuki after a solo homer in the first game of the Japanese baseball all-star series at Seibu Dome. Suzuki's homer in the bottom of the first gave Matsuzaka and the Pacific League stars an early 1-0 lead, but the Central League came back to lead 4-2 after six innings.

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