HIROSHIMA (Interstat) — Masato Morishita pitched eight innings of five-hit ball, leading the Hiroshima Carp to a 6-1 victory over the Hanshin Tigers on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium.

Morishita allowed one earned run and struck out five to improve to 6-7. Tai Sasaki and Ryosuke Kikuchi each homered for Hiroshima, and Sandro Fabian tripled in a run. Elehuris Montero delivered a run-scoring single in the eighth.

Hanshin’s only run came in the top of the eighth when Nozomu Takatera grounded out with runners on second and third. Hiroto Saiki took the loss, allowing three earned runs over four innings, and fell to 6-5.

Hiroshima scored single runs in the second, third, fourth and eighth innings and added two in the fifth. The Carp finished with 13 hits while Hanshin managed six. Hiroshima improved to 39-57-1; Hanshin slipped to 58-45-1.

The game drew 32,072 fans and lasted 2 hours, 45 minutes.