Scott Seabol broke a seventh-inning tie with a solo home run and Ken Takahashi threw seven solid innings Wednesday as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Hanshin Tigers 5-2 for their third straight victory.
Seabol's shot to left off Chris Resop (0-1) put Hiroshima up 3-2 and Shigenobu Shima added a two-run double an inning later at Kyocera Dome. Central League leader Hanshin has lost three games in a row for only the second time this season.
Takahashi (8-4) allowed two runs, one earned, and eight hits. Katsuhiro Nagakawa picked up his 21st save.
Hiroshima took a 2-0 lead in the fourth on a bases-loaded walk to Soichiro Amaya and a wild pitch by Ryan Vogelsong before Hanshin tied the score on a Mitsunobu Takahashi RBI double in the fourth and a Takashi Toritani run-scoring single in the fifth.
BayStars 11, Giants 7
At Ishikawa Prefectural Stadium, Seiichi Uchikawa hit a pair of solo homers and pinch-hitter Takahiro Saeki had a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning as Yokohama came from behind twice to beat Yomiuri.
The BayStars tied the game at 5-5 with a four-run sixth that featured back-to-back home runs by Toshihisa Nishi and Uchikawa. Saeki's clutch hit capped a four-run eighth that turned a 7-5 deficit into a 9-7 lead.
Yuya Ishii (1-0) won in relief. Kiyoshi Toyoda (3-1) gave up four runs in a third of an inning.
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