Hiroshima 1, at Chunichi 10

NAGOYA (Interstat) — An offensive explosion in the middle innings propelled the Chunichi Dragons to a 10-1 victory over the Hiroshima Carp on Friday night at Nagoya Dome before a crowd of 36,659. The Dragons, who improved to 31-48-3, broke open a tie game in the fourth inning with three runs and never looked back. Hiroshima fell to 30-42-4. Chunichi struck first in the bottom of the first when Seiya Hosokawa launched a solo home run to left off Hiroshima starter Masato Morishita. The Carp answered in the top of the fourth when Sandro Fabian hit a solo homer to… Read more...