Right-hander Edison Barrios allowed a run in 6-1/3 innings Saturday to help the Yokohama BayStars snap a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Hiroshima Carp.
Barrios (1-1) held the Carp scoreless through six innings at Mazda Stadium, and Hiroki Minei's two-run homer in the third inning opened a gap the Carp couldn't close. Barrios allowed five hits without a walk and fanned three batters.
Former major league left-hander Kris Johnson (1-1), the 2016 Sawamura Award winner, kept the BayStars hitless until the fifth inning, when Toshiro Miyazaki reached on a ground single. Minei followed with his two-run shot — that just eluded Ryuhei Matsuyama's leaping effort at the left wall.