Chunichi 1, at Hiroshima 3

HIROSHIMA, Japan (Interstat) — Ryosuke Kikuchi homered and Minoru Ohmori tripled in a two-run eighth inning as the Hiroshima Carp rallied past the Chunichi Dragons 3-1 on Friday at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium. Chunichi took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when starter Hiroto Takahashi laid down a sacrifice bunt with one out and runners on first and third, scoring a runner. Takahashi allowed four hits and struck out seven in seven scoreless innings. Hiroshima tied the game in the seventh, then Kikuchi opened the eighth with a solo homer to left. Ohmori added an RBI triple with two outs.… Read more...