Hanshin 3, at Chunichi 0

NAGOYA, Japan (Interstat) — Haruto Takahashi authored a masterpiece on the mound, and his Hanshin Tigers provided just enough offense in a single inning to complete a series sweep of the struggling Chunichi Dragons with a 3-0 victory Sunday at Nagoya Dome. A crowd of 36,675 watched as Takahashi, the Hanshin ace, dominated from first pitch to last, tossing a complete-game, five-hit shutout while striking out 10 and walking none. He needed just 2 hours, 44 minutes to dispatch the Dragons, outdueling namesake Hiroto Takahashi of Chunichi in a battle of pitchers sharing a surname but delivering vastly different results.… Read more...