Akihiro Yano hit a two-run double in the fourth inning and fellow All-Star Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi pitched six shutout innings as the Hanshin Tigers stretched their winning streak to six games with a 3-0 shutout of the Chunichi Dragons.
Kazuhiro Kiyohara of the Yomiuri Giants belts a two-run homer against the Hiroshima Carp.
Makoto Imaoka and Shane Spencer hit back-to-back two-out singles to set up Yano's clutch hit and Takashi Toritani singled home an insurance run in the ninth, helping Hanshin solidify its lead in the Central League by moving eight games ahead of second-place Chunichi.
Giants 6, Carp 2