Hanshin 4, at Hiroshima 2

HIROSHIMA, Japan (Interstat) — Shoki Murakami delivered a dominant seven-inning performance and Shota Morishita drove in three runs Friday night as the Hanshin Tigers opened a three-game series with a 4-2 victory over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium. A crowd of 28,003 watched the Central League clash, which lasted 3 hours, 9 minutes. The win improved Hanshin’s record to 5-2, while Hiroshima fell to 3-3. The game’s pivotal sequence came in the top of the seventh inning, breaking open what had been a tight pitchers’ duel. Leading 2-1, the Tigers loaded the bases with no outs against Carp… Read more...