Nippon-Ham 0, at Seibu 3

TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — Kona Takahashi pitched seven shutout innings and the Seibu Lions defeated the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Seibu Dome, snapping a two-game losing streak against their Pacific League rival. Takahashi allowed four hits, struck out four and walked none to improve to 3-2. He retired 10 of the first 11 batters he faced and worked out of a jam in the fourth inning when the Fighters put runners on first and third with one out. Takahashi induced a flyout and a groundout to escape unscathed. The Lions broke the scoreless tie in… Read more...