Hiroshima 5, at Chunichi 2

NAGOYA, Japan (Interstat) — Ryoji Kuribayashi delivered another masterful performance on the mound and Elehuris Montero provided a crucial late-inning blast as the Hiroshima Carp snapped a two-game skid with a 5-2 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Wednesday evening at Nagoya Dome. A crowd of 33,703 watched the Carp improve to 6-8 across all competitions this season, while the Dragons fell to a league-worst 4-12. The game’s pivotal sequence came in the top of the eighth inning, with Hiroshima clinging to a 3-2 lead after the Dragons had rallied in the seventh. With one out and a runner on… Read more...