Right-hander Yuta Nakamura earned a win in his first career game for the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp, holding the Chunichi Dragons to three runs over five innings in his team's 7-4 come-from-behind win on Wednesday.
Nakamura, Hiroshima's fifth-round draft pick in 2013, allowed five hits and two walks while striking out four in a 103-pitch effort.
Takahiro Arai hit a game-tying two-run home run in the fourth inning and Yoshihiro Maru drove in a run for a 4-3 lead in the fifth off Dragons starter Kazuki Yoshimi (0-4).