Hiroshima 2, at Chunichi 6

NAGOYA, Japan (Interstat) — Yuya Yanagi pitched six and two-thirds innings of four-hit ball and the Chunichi Dragons scored four runs in the first inning Friday night, beating the Hiroshima Carp 6-2 at Nagoya Dome. Yanagi struck out nine, walked two and allowed two earned runs to earn his third win against one loss. The left-hander departed after allowing a two-out triple to Norihiko Nabara in the seventh that ignited a two-run Hiroshima rally, but Seiya Yoshida and Shinya Matsuyama combined for two scoreless innings of relief to preserve the lead. The loss went to Ryoji Kuribayashi, who faced three… Read more...