Tomohiro Abe hit a two-run single in the bottom of the first inning to erase an early deficit and put the Hiroshima Carp in a 9-2 victory over the Yokohama BayStars on Thursday.
Yuta Nakamura (2-0) scattered seven hits and yielded two walks over six innings but held the visitors to two runs, while three relievers combined to keep the BayStars at bay, limiting its offense to two hits in the ninth at Mazda Stadium .
With Yokohama leading 2-0 in the first, cleanup hitter Seiya Suzuki doubled home a run and Abe followed with his RBI hit before Tsubasa Aizawa capped a four-run frame with an RBI double to center.