Yakult Swallows ace Masanori Ishikawa allowed just a run in seven innings on Friday in a 3-1 win over the Central League champion Hiroshima Carp, who lost their third straight.Ishikawa (2-1) gave up six hits, five of them singles, and a walk, while striking out eight -- the 37-year-old lefty's highest total since June 2014."My sole intent was on breaking our (three-game) losing streak," Ishikawa said. "If you can hold them close to no runs, you're chances of winning go up."Before 27,051 at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium, the Swallows got on the board against rookie Takuya Kato (1-2) in the second on…READ FULL ARTICLE
