Masayuki Hasegawa wielded a crisp fastball and a baffling forkball over the distance Monday as the Hiroshima Carp eased past the error-prone Yomiuri Giants 5-2 in the Central League.
Hasegawa (5-2) held the front-running Giants to two runs on seven hits while striking out five at the Sapporo Dome for his first complete-game victory over the Giants, who had their five-game winning streak snapped.
Hiroshima put runners on first and second with one out in the second inning and grabbed a 2-1 lead on the first two of Yomiuri's four errors in the game.
The Carp added two more runs in the eighth against Yomiuri starter Masumi Kuwata (3-5) and another in the ninth before Hideki Matsui pulled one back for the host Giants with a solo homer in the bottom of the frame.