TOKYO (Interstat) — Shinnosuke Ogasawara pitched five scoreless innings and Yomiuri routed Yakult on Sunday evening at Tokyo Dome. The Giants beat the visiting Swallows 11-0, supported by nine hits to Yakult’s seven. Ogasawara earned the win, allowing four hits with one walk and five strikeouts. Keiji Takahashi took the loss for Yakult. Yuta Izuguchi drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double, Riku Masuda hit a solo home run and Richard Sunagawa added a two-run double for Yomiuri. Yakult’s Jesus Liranzo, Yuki Ishihara and Yu Hirosawa each worked a scoreless inning, while Yomiuri relievers Hiromasa Funabasama, Kota Nakagawa, Takahiro Norimoto and Ryuta Heinai also held Yakult quiet. Yomiuri scored in four innings, pulling away early and never letting Yakult threaten. Yomiuri’s pitching staff limited Yakult to seven hits and did not allow a run. The game took 3 hours, 17 minutes and drew 42,396 fans. Yakult fell to 59-77-2, while Yomiuri improved to 75-62-2.