Baseball: Umeno helps Tigers come from behind against CL-leading Carp

Hanshin catcher Ryutaro Umeno had a three-hit game for the second day in a row, driving home three runs Friday to power the Tigers 8-5 over the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp for their third consecutive win.Hiroshima, the defending CL champion, had a 4-0 lead by the top of the fourth inning as Brad Eldred belted a solo homer and a two-run clout while up-and-coming Ryoma Nishikawa had an RBI triple -- all off Randy Messenger at Koshien Stadium.Umeno, usually quiet at the plate, hit an RBI single in the fourth to kick off the Tigers' counterattack. Two innings later, Fumiya Hojo and Yo…READ FULL ARTICLE