Hanshin 1, at Hiroshima 6

HIROSHIMA (Interstat) — Masato Morishita pitched eight innings of one-run ball, Ryosuke Kikuchi and Tai Sasaki homered, and the Hiroshima Carp defeated the Hanshin Tigers 6-1 on Friday evening at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium. Morishita (6-7) earned his sixth win, allowing five hits and one earned run while striking out five. He retired Hanshin in order in the first, third and seventh innings and never allowed the Tigers to mount a sustained threat. Taichi Taka pitched a scoreless ninth with one strikeout to preserve the margin. Hiroto Saiki (6-5) took the loss for Hanshin. He allowed three runs on six hits… Read more...