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Baseball: Reyes hits 14th homer as Nippon Ham beats Hiroshima
KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Franmil Reyes hit one of Nippon Ham's three home runs to help pitcher Haruki Hosono pick up his first career win as the Fighters beat the Hiroshima Carp 5-0 on Saturday.
Reyes' two-run homer, his Pacific League-leading 14th of the season, pushed Nippon Ham's lead to 3-0 in the third inning of the interleague game at Es Con Field Hokkaido, just outside Sapporo.
Yuki Nomura also drove in two runs for the team managed by former New York Mets and San Francisco Giants outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo, with a homer in the second and a triple in the seventh.
Hosono (1-1) struck out eight and allowed only two hits over six innings. Hiroki Tokoda (6-5) took the loss.
Among the day's other games, the Seibu Lions edged the Chunichi Dragons 2-1, while the Yakult Swallows blanked the Lotte Marines 5-0.
