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Ryosuke Kikuchi’s tiebreaking ninth-inning home run lifted the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp over the Yomiuri Giants 2-1 on Saturday. Hiroshima took a 1-0 second-inning lead, and Daichi Osera gave the visitors 6-1/3 scoreless innings before the Giants tied it against the Carp bullpen in the eighth inning at Tokyo Dome. With two outs in the ninth, Kikuchi put a good swing on a breaking ball from Alberto Baldonado (1-3) and drove it out for his season’s sixth home run. “I just made contact and the ball carried well for me,” Kikuchi said. “Our pitchers do a great job every day and I’m alw…

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