Daichi Osera threw a five-hitter and scored the game-winning run on Friday, as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Yokohama BayStars 4-2 and moved past them into second place in the Central League.
Osera (10-6) struck out four, while allowing five hits and three walks after being 0-2 with a 6.11 ERA against the BayStars this season.
"I'm fatigued but with the great support we had tonight I was able to go the distance, and it's a good kind of fatigue," he said after the win at Yokohama Stadium.