Shuichi Murata and Kazunari Tsuruoka drove in six runs between them and Yoshihiro Doi won his fifth straight decision as the Yokohama BayStars beat the Hiroshima Carp 8-3 on Saturday.
Yokohama starter Yoshihiro Doi delivers a pitch during the seventh inning of the BayStars' game against
Hiroshima on Saturday. Yokohama won 8-3.
KYODO PHOTOMurata went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and an RBI double and Tsuruoka had a two-run single and a two-run double as Yokohama built an 8-0 lead after a three-run second inning and a five-run third at Yokohama Stadium.
Doi (5-0) allowed three runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. Shinji Sasaoka (2-3) was hammered for eight runs and nine hits in three innings.