Eishin Soyogi drove in three runs and the Hiroshima Carp took advantage of a surprisingly shaky outing by Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ace Hisashi Iwakuma in a 5-4 victory to extend their winning streak to five games on Sunday.
Kan Otake (5-1) limited the damage to two runs in six innings in interleague play en route to winning his fifth consecutive decision.
The right-hander had his scoreless streak snapped at 43 innings when he yielded a two-out solo homer to Takeshi Yamasaki in the sixth.