Yuta Iwasada held Yomiuri to three hits for his first career shutout, and Tomoyuki Sugano suffered his first loss as the Hanshin Tigers beat the Yomiuri Giants 1-0 in the Central League on Friday.

Iwasada (4-2), who had only three 1-2-3 innings, worked around three fourth-inning walks. The 24-year-old, third-year lefty, who had never pitched into the ninth inning, retired the last three batters on fly balls for a memorable win. Two were hit deep while a third was snared on a good running catch by 39-year-old right fielder Kosuke Fukudome.

"It feels nice. I went into the ninth inning trying not to think about it, but my pitches showed (my anxiety). I was glad they became outs," said Iwasada, who issued four walks and struck out seven in his 126-pitch outing.