Hiroshima Carp

Japanese Baseball Jul 4, 2021

Rookie Masashi Ito pitches front-running Tigers past Carp

Ito (5-4) allowed four hits, walked two and hit a batter while striking out two on a rainy Saturday at Mazda Stadium.

Japanese Baseball Jun 16, 2021

Carp stop Lions to put Central League on top in interleague

The result ensured that the CL would beat the rival Pacific League in the annual interleague standings for the first time since 2009.

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | The week in NPB May 24, 2021

Pacific League clubs likely looking forward to return of interleague play

If Pacific League fans and teams look happier and more upbeat than usual, it's probably because it's that time of year again. Tuesday marks the start of interleague season, a period PL teams probably anticipate as much many in Japan look forward to Golden Week. ...

Japanese Baseball May 5, 2021

Angel Sanchez steers Giants to victory over Carp

Angel Sanchez tossed seven shutout innings and Hiroyuki Nakajima drove in the decisive run as the Yomiuri Giants subdued the Hiroshima Carp 4-0 in the Central League on Wednesday. Right-hander Sanchez (2-2) gave up six hits but no walks as he largely kept the Carp ...

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | The week in NPB Apr 19, 2021

Carter Stewart Jr. takes important first step in NPB

by Jason Coskrey

Stewart’s day wasn’t groundbreaking, but his career path might be.

Japanese Baseball Apr 11, 2021

Rookies spell relief as Carp get past Giants

Rookie relievers Haruki Omichi and Ryoji Kuribayashi each worked a scoreless inning on Saturday to preserve the Hiroshima Carp's 4-2 Central League win over the Yomiuri Giants. Starting pitcher Aren Kuri (3-0) allowed two runs, one earned, over seven innings, while leadoff man Ryosuke Kikuchi ...

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Apr 9, 2021

Yasunobu Okugawa earns first win as Swallows beat Carp

Okugawa overcame a four-run first inning and a long rain delay to earn his first pro victory.

Japanese Baseball Apr 7, 2021

Masato Morishita goes distance as Carp blank Swallows

Right-hander Masato Morishita was in command for the Hiroshima Carp on Tuesday, throwing the first complete-game shutout of the Central League season in a 2-0 win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Last year's CL Rookie of the Year improved to 2-0 after striking out five, ...

Japanese Baseball Mar 31, 2021

Carp's Masato Morishita tames Tigers to first defeat of season

Masato Morishita threw six shutout innings as the Hiroshima Carp won 1-0 to end the Hanshin Tigers' perfect start to the season on Tuesday in the Central League. Morishita (1-0), who went 10-3 with a 1.91 ERA to win CL Rookie of the Year last ...