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Makoto Aduwa celebrated his 100th career mound appearance with his first shutout Tuesday as the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp beat the Yomiuri Giants 5-0. The 25-year-old allowed three hits and three walks at Tokyo Dome to improve to 6-3 as the Carp knocked off their closest pennant pursuers and won their seventh straight. Aduwa alluded to Tuesday being the 79th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. “More than anything else, this day is a special day. One for Hiroshima and for Japan,” Aduwa said. “Once the game started, however, my entire focus was on the …

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