NAGOYA, Japan (Interstat) — Ryoji Kuribayashi struck out six over 6 1/3 strong innings and Elehuris Montero drove in three runs as the Hiroshima Carp defeated the Chunichi Dragons 5-2 on Wednesday night at Nagoya Dome.

Kuribayashi allowed two runs on five hits to earn the win. Montero broke a scoreless tie with a two-run double in the sixth inning and added a two-run homer in the eighth. The Dragons scored both runs in the seventh on RBI hits from Yutaro Itayama and Toshiki Abe.

Shota Nakazaki earned the save for Hiroshima before a crowd of 33,703. Kyle Muller took the loss for Chunichi. The game was called after eight innings due to rain, officials said.