Cuban slugger Omar Linares ripped a two-run go-ahead single in his debut game in Japan's top league Tuesday as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Hiroshima Carp 5-1 at the Nagoya Dome to halt their losing streak at three games.
Tied 1-1 in the eighth with none out and two on, Linares, who was 0-for-3 at the time, connected for a single to left field to bring home two runs.
With one out, Masahiro Araki and Motonobu Tanishige -- who nailed a game-tying solo blast in the fifth inning -- hit back-to-back RBI doubles to put Chunichi up 5-1.