Hiroshima batters erupted for four runs in the sixth inning to power the Carp to a 7-3 win over the Yomiuri Giants on Wednesday. The Carp saw their magic number to win the Central League pennant lit at 20 with the victory.

Shinnosuke Abe opened the scoring for the Giants in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run homer, his 10th this season. Abe has now reached double-digit home runs for 16 consecutive years, beginning with his rookie season.

With Yomiuri leading 2-1 in the sixth, Hiroshima starter Yuya Fukui doubled to begin the inning before Kosuke Tanaka and Yoshihiro Maru connected on run-scoring doubles to give the Carp the lead. Ryuhei Matsuyama made the score 4-2 in Hiroshima's favor with an RBI single, and Seiya Suzuki drove in the fourth run of the inning with an RBI double.