NAGOYA (Interstat) — Hiroki Tokoda limited Chunichi to four hits over eight innings Tuesday, Sept. 1, leading the Hiroshima Carp to a 5-1 victory over the Dragons at Nagoya Dome. Tokoda struck out two, allowed one earned run and improved to 6-4. Hiroshima broke a scoreless tie with five runs in the seventh inning, scoring all five with two outs. Minoru Ohmori tripled in a run, Ryosuke Kikuchi followed with a bases-loaded double that cleared the bases, and Tai Sasaki added an RBI single. Kikuchi finished 2 for 5 with three RBIs. Ohmori and Sasaki each had two hits. Mikiya Tanaka homered in the eighth for Chunichi’s lone run. Yudai Ohno took the loss, allowing two earned runs over 6 2/3 innings. Hiroto Mori and Sho Kusaka each threw scoreless relief for Chunichi. Freddy Tarnok struck out two in a scoreless ninth. Hiroshima improved to 48-63-4; Chunichi fell to 51-70-3. Attendance was 36,659 and the game lasted 3 hours, 1 minute. The teams play again Wednesday.