Lefty Suguru Iwazaki threw seven scoreless innings and Fumihito Haraguchi broke up a scoreless pitchers' duel with an eighth-inning home run as the Hanshin Tigers wrapped up this year's interleague action with a 2-0 win over the Orix Buffaloes on Monday.
In a makeup of their Kansai Derby game that was rained out last Thursday, Iwazaki faced his sternest challenge in the seventh, when Orix loaded the bases with two outs. Iwazaki finished his evening by striking out pinch hitter Hiroyuki Nakajima to turn back the Buffaloes.
Iwazaki allowed five hits and walked two, while striking out six. He was followed to the mound by Kyuji Fujikawa (3-4), who pitched a perfect eighth and earned the win in relief. Rafael Dolis worked a 1-2-3 ninth to record his third save.