Yomiuri 1, at Hiroshima 3

HIROSHIMA (Interstat) — Masato Morishita pitched six strong innings and Shogo Sakakura hit a two-run home run as the Hiroshima Toyo Carp defeated the Yomiuri Giants 3-1 on Thursday evening at MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima. The game, played before an announced crowd of 19,883, took 2 hours, 58 minutes. Hiroshima improved to 55-75-4. Yomiuri fell to 74-61-2. The Carp, playing at home, received a winning decision from Morishita, who improved to 7-11. Yuhi Nishidate took the loss for the Giants and dropped to 2-4. Daisuke Moriura earned his 22nd save with a scoreless ninth inning. Morishita limited Yomiuri to one… Read more...