Tomoyuki Kubota threw a six-hitter with no walks in his first career complete game and went 2-for-4 with three RBIs to highlight an 18-hit offense as the Hanshin Tigers crushed the Hiroshima Carp 14-1 in the Central League on Tuesday.
Atsushi Fujimoto of the Tigers belts a grand slam during the fourth inning of Tuesday's game against the Carp at Hiroshima Stadium. Hanshin won 14-1.
Kubota (2-1) opened the scoring at Hiroshima Stadium with an RBI single in the second inning and drove home another two runs on a two-out double in the seventh to extend the lead to 8-0 before the Tigers went on to win their fourth straight game.
"My last two outings didn't go too well, so I was really focused today. It's too bad I couldn't pitch a complete-game shutout," said the second-year right-hander who struck out seven and allowed Greg Larocca a solo shot in the seventh for his only mistake.