Hiroki Tokoda went the distance and tossed his first pro complete-game victory on Saturday as the Hiroshima Carp snapped a five-game losing streak with a 6-1 win over the Yokohama BayStars.
Tokoda (2-1) fanned six and allowed four hits and a run over nine innings at Yokohama Stadium, while Takayoshi Noma's hustling journey around the bases in the third broke a 1-1 tie and sparked the winning rally.
The Carp outfielder drove in the game's first run before Yokohama tied it on Kazuki Kamizato's solo homer in the bottom of the inning.