Tokyo, 3 July, /AJMEDIA/
Five pitchers combined on a five-hit 10-inning shutout as the Hanshin Tigers knocked off the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp 3-0 on Tuesday.
The Tigers’ Hiroto Saiki allowed a hit and two walks over seven innings at Hiroshima’s Mazda Stadium, while Carp right-hander Masato Morishita struck out nine over eight scoreless innings.
Hanshin lefty Suguru Iwazaki (3-3) worked the ninth and earned the win. The Tigers broke the ice in the 10th on a one-out walk, a Kairi Shimada single and a throwing error before two more runs scored on back-to-back hits.
Javy Guerra, who has shared the closer’s role with Iwazaki this year, pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the 10th to record his ninth save.
Among other games on Tuesday, SoftBank Hawks slugger Hotaka Yamakawa’s 13th home run, his first in 131 plate appearances, provided a crucial insurance run as the Pacific League leaders beat the Seibu Lions 3-2.
