Yuta Iwasada reached double figures in wins for the first time as the Hanshin Tigers defeated the Yomiuri Giants 6-0 for their seventh straight victory on Saturday in the Central League.
Iwasada (10-9), who won once in each of his first two seasons, won his fifth straight start after holding Yomiuri to six hits and no walks, striking out six over seven innings. The lefty pitched out of two early jams and had a three-run lead after two innings at Koshien Stadium in the teams' season finale.
Fumiya Hojo led off with a single and Fumihito Haraguchi doubled with two outs in the first inning before Mauro Gomez singled both home off Kan Otake (6-6). Hojo hit a sacrifice fly in the second after two no-out singles and a sacrifice bunt by Iwasada.