Miles Mikolas threw a five-hit shutout to outduel Orix Buffaloes right-hander Brandon Dickson as the Yomiuri Giants won 1-0 on Thursday in interleague action.

The loss was the Buffaloes' sixth straight and their third under interim manager Junichi Fukura, who took over the Pacific League stragglers from Hiroshi Moriwaki on Tuesday. Dickson (6-4) allowed a run on three hits. He struck out eight without issuing a walk, but it was no help for an Orix club that lost its fifth straight one-run decision.

Mikolas, whose first season in Japan got off to a stuttering start, improved to 2-2 with a third straight impressive start and his first shutout in Japan. The former San Diego Padre and Texas Ranger struck out nine and walked one.