Kosuke Tanaka's two-run double broke a fifth-inning tie as the Central League champion Hiroshima Carp remained perfect for the season with an 8-3 win over the Chunichi Dragons on Sunday.
Before 31,260 at Mazda Stadium, the Carp leadoff man doubled with two outs to break a 2-2 tie that gave right-hander Daichi Osera the lead. Osera allowed two runs on four hits and a walk, while striking out nine in 5⅓ innings to earn the win.
Ko Shimozuru opened the scoring for the Carp with a second-inning solo home run off left-hander Shotaro Kasahara. But the visitors took the lead on fourth-inning solo homers by Dayan Viciedo and Ryosuke Hirata.