Yomiuri 2, at Hiroshima 5

HIROSHIMA, Japan (Interstat) — Masato Morishita delivered a commanding performance on the mound and Minoru Ohmori provided the decisive blow with a two-run homer as the Hiroshima Carp defeated the Yomiuri Giants 5-2 on Tuesday night at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium. A crowd of 22,556 watched the Carp improve to 5-4, while the Giants fell to an even 5-5. The result defied pregame projections from Interstat, which had given Yomiuri a 55.3% probability to win and projected a 4-3 Giants victory. The game’s most important sequence unfolded in the middle innings, transforming a pitcher’s duel into a comfortable Hiroshima lead. After… Read more...