There is excitement in Hiroshima where the Carp are off to a nice start in the Central League pennant race.
Manager Kenjiro Nomura has the red-helmeted ones in first place in the flag chase, and it appears to be no fluke.
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Turn back the clock: Infielder Ryosuke Kikuchi has been one of the driving forces behind the Carp's revival. | KYODO
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