Hitoshi Tamura homered and drove in three runs on Saturday to lead the Yokohama BayStars to a 10-2 drubbing of the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp.
Tamura hit a two-run homer off Hiroshima starter Takaya Kawauchi in the first inning at Yokohama Stadium as the BayStars jumped out to an early 3-0 lead.
Tamura also singled in the fourth when the BayStars scored six runs off Kawauchi to blow the game open.
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