Baseball: Rookies spell relief as Carp get past Giants
April 10, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Hiroshima Carp players celebrate their 4-2 win over the Yomiuri Giants in Japan s Central League at Hiroshima s Mazda Stadium on April 10, 2021. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) 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 Allen Kuri (3-0) allowed two runs, one earned, over seven innings, while leadoff man Ryosuke Kikuchi singled three times, stole a base, scored three runs and singled in the game-winning run. Omichi took over in the eighth at Hiroshima s Mazda Stadium and worked a 1-2-3 eighth against the meat of the defending league champs order. The Carp s third draft pick last year, Omichi needed just nine pitches to notch his fifth straight scoreless outing.