Hiroshima 3, at Yokohama 3

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Interstat) — Shugo Maki homered twice for the Yokohama BayStars but the Hiroshima Carp scored twice in the ninth inning to force a 3-3 tie Thursday night, and the game was called after 12 innings under Nippon Professional Baseball rules. The game at Yokohama Stadium lasted 5 hours, 21 minutes before a crowd of 30,389. Hiroshima’s record moved to 27-39-4, while Yokohama fell to 27-42-4. Hiroshima struck first in the top of the first inning against BayStars starter Kentaro Taira. Norihiko Nabara grounded out to shortstop to start the inning, but Minoru Ohmori singled to shallow center and… Read more...