Yomiuri 1, at Chunichi 0

NAGOYA (Interstat) — Spencer Howard allowed two hits over six scoreless innings and Raito Nakayama drove in the only run with a two-out single in the fourth as the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Chunichi Dragons 1-0 on Friday night at Nagoya Dome. Howard struck out eight and walked none to improve to 2-2. Three relievers kept the Dragons off the board, with Raidel Martinez pitching a perfect ninth for his 31st save. Kota Nakagawa and Eito Tanaka each contributed a scoreless inning, with Nakagawa striking out two. Hiroto Takahashi matched Howard for much of the night, yielding one run on… Read more...