The Hanshin Tigers pounded out 17 hits and capitalized on nine walks and five errors to demolish the Hiroshima Carp 21-2 on Saturday and move five games ahead of the second-place Chunichi Dragons.
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| Shane Spencer of the Hanshin Tigers is tagged out by Hiroshima Cap catcher Yoshikazu Kura during the fourth inning at Koshien Stadium. |
Yuya Ando (10-5) pitched six effective innings and drove in a pair of runs at the plate while Andy Sheets and Akihiro Yano had three RBIs each to help the Tigers set a club record with 21 runs.
Ando turned the game around with a go-ahead double off Hiroshima starter Takayuki Oshima (1-2) in the second inning and held Hiroshima to two runs on seven hits over six innings of work.