NAGOYA, Japan (Interstat) — Hiroki Tokoda pitched six innings of two-hit ball, striking out four, as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Chunichi Dragons 5-1 on Sunday afternoon at Nagoya Dome.

Hiroshima snapped a two-game losing streak in the series with the win. The Carp scored three runs in the sixth inning on Sandro Fabian’s home run to left-center and added two more in the ninth on Shogo Akiyama’s two-run single.

Chunichi took an early lead in the first on Kaito Muramatsu’s solo homer but managed only three hits total. The Dragons left seven runners on base.

Tokoda (4-3) allowed one earned run and walked two. Relievers Atsushi Endoh, Daisuke Moriura and Taylor Hearn combined for three scoreless innings.

Yumeto Kanemaru (5-7) took the loss, surrendering three runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out seven.

The Carp outhit Chunichi 8-3. Attendance was 36,697. Time of game was 3 hours, 5 minutes. Hiroshima improved to 31-43-4 while Chunichi fell to 32-49-3.