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Shota Suekane drove in five runs with a pair of RBI doubles to boost the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp past the second-place Yomiuri Giants 8-3 on Tuesday. The Carp cleanup hitter’s first-inning RBI double sent Hiroshima starting pitcher Masato Morishita (10-4) to the Tokyo Dome mound with a two-run lead against the Giants, who started the day one game back. Giants cleanup hitter Kazuma Okamoto halved Hiroshima’s lead with his 19th home run to open the second inning, but Suekane’s third hit of the game and his second double drove in three more and highlighted the Carp’s five-run fourth…

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