NAGOYA, Japan (Interstat) – Takaya Ishikawa homered and drove in five runs as the Chunichi Dragons routed the Hiroshima Carp 8-1 on Saturday afternoon at Nagoya Dome. Ishikawa went 2 for 3 with a home run, including a three-run shot in the first inning after Yuki Okabayashi had led off the frame with a solo homer. Ishikawa later added a two-run single in the fifth. Jason Vosler contributed a two-run homer in the seventh, finishing 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Hideaki Wakui (1-0) earned the win, allowing one earned run on six hits over six innings with two strikeouts. Shohei Mori (1-1) took the loss for Hiroshima. The Carp scored their lone run in the fifth on Keisuke Sato’s RBI single. Hiroshima outhit Chunichi 7-10, but left runners stranded. Attendance was 36,693 with a game time of 2 hours, 52 minutes. Chunichi improved to 32-48-3 while Hiroshima fell to 30-43-4.