TOKYO (Interstat) — Hirotoshi Takanashi delivered seven dominant innings, allowing just one hit as the Yakult Swallows shut out the Yomiuri Giants 2-0 on Sunday at Tokyo Dome.

The Swallows scored single runs in the third and fifth innings, with Jose Osuna driving in a run on a groundout and Yukihiro Iwata adding an RBI single. Yakult’s offense produced 11 hits but stranded multiple runners.

Takanashi struck out five and walked none, improving to 1-0. Yomiuri’s Haruto Inoue took the loss despite seven strikeouts over six innings. Jose Quijada earned his sixth save. A crowd of 41,933 watched the game, which lasted 2 hours, 49 minutes. Yakult improved to 10-4, while Yomiuri fell to .500 at 7-7.