Pinch-hitter Hideharu Hyodo hit an RBI double to break a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning Wednesday as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Hanshin Tigers 4-2 at Fukui Stadium to snap a five-game losing streak.
Tomoaki Kanemoto singled home an insurance run later in the eighth and Hiroki Kuroda (3-3), who allowed two runs on seven hits in eight innings, posted his first win since May 24.
Hanshin mounted a two-run rally in the top of the eighth but Shinobu Fukuhara (1-2) allowed the decisive two runs in the bottom half to hand the Tigers their third loss in a row.