A day after Hiroshima suffered its second loss of the season, Akitake Okada went the distance in the Carp's 7-1 victory over the Hanshin Tigers on Saturday afternoon.
Okada (2-0), the Carp's top 2015 draft pick, struck out nine, walked none and gave up four hits, while Hiroshima's high-flying offense broke the game open early against Koyo Aoyagi (0-1)at Koshien Stadium.
"I'm focused on taking care of one hitter at a time," said Okada after his first career complete- game victory. "I'm glad I could pitch to the end."