TOKYO (Interstat) — Haruto Takahashi pitched a three-hit complete-game shutout Saturday night as the Hanshin Tigers blanked the Yomiuri Giants 2-0 at Tokyo Dome, splitting the two-game series.

Takahashi struck out six and walked none, needing just 104 pitches to silence the Giants before 42,193 fans. The Tigers scored an unearned run in the first on Shota Morishita’s sacrifice fly and added insurance in the eighth on Teruaki Sato’s RBI single.

Yomiuri starter Spencer Howard was sharp in a losing effort, allowing four hits and no earned runs over six innings while striking out seven. Hanshin managed seven hits total, with Takumu Nakano going 3 for 4. Both teams are now 1-1 on the young season.