Shoichi Ino gave up a quite a few hits and he allowed a number of base runners in his start against the Chiba Lotte Marines. Ino made sure that runs, however, remained in short supply.
Ino pitched his way out of a few sticky situations, before the BayStars broke the game open in the ninth en route to a 5-1 win over Lotte on Saturday at QVC Marine Field.
"He got into a couple of tight spots, but was able to keep holding them back," said BayStars manager Kiyoshi Nakahata.