Hiroshima 1, at Hanshin 2

NISHINOMIYA (Interstat) — Ryutaro Umeno singled to shortstop with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning, scoring the winning run and giving the Hanshin Tigers a 2-1 victory over the Hiroshima Carp on Wednesday night at Hanshin Koshien Stadium. The game lasted 3 hours, 43 minutes and drew 42,647 fans. Hanshin improved to 79-62-2, while Hiroshima fell to 61-79-4. Hidetaka Okadome earned the win in relief, moving to 1-0. Freddy Tarnok took the loss for Hiroshima and dropped to 0-7. The Tigers won in their final at-bat after a tense, low-scoring evening. Hanshin’s bullpen kept the Carp off… Read more...