Koichi Ogata led off the game with a homer and went 2-for-4 with two RBIs Saturday as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Yomiuri Giants 5-0 in a preseason exhibition game.
Veteran right-hander Shinji Sasaoka won his second start of the spring after holding Yomiuri to one hit over five shutout innings with three strikeouts, a walk and a hit batter in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture.
BayStars 9, Tigers 2
Shuichi Murata hit a two-run homer and Tatsuhiko Kinjo drove in three runs for Yokohama at Osaka Dome. Hanshin left-hander Kei Igawa allowed three runs on three hits in four innings while striking out two in his final preseason start.
Swallows 5, Dragons 4
Adam Riggs hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning on a 1-for-3 afternoon at Nagoya Dome. Kenshin Kawakami pitched three shutout innings and Tyrone Woods homered for Chunichi.