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Masato Morishita threw seven sparkling innings while going 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Central League’s Hiroshima Carp to a 14-0 interleague win over the Pacific League’s Orix Buffaloes on Wednesday. Morishita (4-2) struck out five while walking one and allowing three hits at Hiroshima’s Mazda Stadium as the Carp wiped out the three-time defending PL champs and secured their fifth straight win. Leading 1-0 in the third against Orix’s Daiki Tajima (2-2), Morishita sparked Hiroshima’s four-run third with a leadoff single. The pitcher singled in one run and scored another in a five-run sixth…

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