Yakult 4, at SoftBank 0

FUKUOKA, Japan (Interstat) — Yasunobu Okugawa threw a complete-game shutout, Ayuto Matsushita drove in three runs and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows blanked the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4-0 on Sunday afternoon at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome. Attendance was 40,122, and the game lasted 2 hours, 21 minutes. Okugawa (3-5) allowed five hits, walked none and struck out nine batters. He retired the side in order in the first, second, fourth, seventh and ninth innings. The right-hander faced only three batters above the minimum and did not allow a runner to reach second base until the fifth inning. Alexander Armenta (0-2) took the… Read more...