NAGOYA, Japan (Interstat) — The Chunichi Dragons scored four runs in the first inning and never trailed in a 6-2 victory over the Hiroshima Carp on Tuesday night at Nagoya Dome.

Winning pitcher Yumeto Kanemaru delivered a strong start for Chunichi, allowing two runs over 7 1/3 innings while striking out eight. The Dragons sent nine batters to the plate in the first against Hiroshima starter Masato Morishita, with key hits from Asahi Hanada and Miguel Sano.

Hiroshima’s only runs came on a two-run double by Ryosuke Kikuchi in the eighth inning. Shinya Matsuyama recorded the final two outs for his second save. Attendance was 11,226. The game lasted 3 hours, 3 minutes.