One well-timed home run proved more valuable than three for Yoshihiro Maru, whose fourth solo homer in two games lifted the Hiroshima Carp to a 3-2 interleague win over the SoftBank Hawks on Saturday afternoon.A day after he hit three homers in a 5-3 loss, Hiroshima's No. 3 hitter broke a 2-2, eighth-inning tie by leading off with his 12th home run of the season."The game was tied so my first thought was to create a scoring opportunity by getting on base," Maru said. "I got a really good swing. Basically I went up looking to put a good swing on a fat pitch.""I don't want people to misunders…READ FULL ARTICLE
