Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi scattered three hits over the distance and struck out 11 en route to his first shutout victory in two years as the Hanshin Tigers downed the Yakult Swallows 8-0 at Koshien Stadium on Friday, to lower their magic number to 13.
George Arias homered for the second straight night, hitting a two-run homer in the second off Swallows lefty Masanori Ishikawa (8-10).
Tigers right fielder Kenichiro Hayakawa went 3-for-4 with two RBIs.