Tomoaki Kanemoto hit a pair of solo homers Thursday as the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers defeated the Chunichi Dragons 8-4.
Hanshin Tigers slugger Tomoaki Kanemoto hits a solo homer off Chunichi Dragons starter Kenshin
Kawakami in the fourth inning Thursday at Nagoya Dome.
Kanemoto, who went 3-for-5 with three RBIs at Nagoya Dome, connected for his 24th homer of the season in the fourth inning and then added another solo shot in the seventh, when the Tigers took a 6-3 lead.