Tomoaki Kanemoto broke loose hitting home runs in three consecutive at-bats and had seven RBIs Wednesday as the Hanshin Tigers romped over the Hiroshima Carp 8-2.

Kanemoto, who celebrated his 41st birthday on April 3, had a three-run homer to right-center in the first inning, went deep with a two-run drive to center in the third and hit a solo blast to right in the fifth before capping an electric night with a run-scoring single two innings later at a refurbished Koshien Stadium.

"This day only comes once in a blue moon. I was aiming for a fourth but it was a single on a fly ball to right," said Kanemoto, who homered three times in a game for the first time in his career.