Shinya Miyamoto went 2-for-3 with a fifth-inning RBI single and Ryo Kawashima threw eight shutout innings as the Yakult Swallows blanked the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers 1-0 to snap their five-game losing streak.
Orix Buffaloes baserunner Hirotoshi Kitagawa is tagged out by Rakuten Golden Eagles catcher Akihito Fujii at the plate in the second inning at Fullcast Stadium.
Miyamoto singled up the middle off Shinobu Fukuhara (5-10) to score Kosei Ono, who had hit a leadoff double and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Kawashima at Chiba Marine Stadium.
Kawashima (6-7) scattered five hits while striking out five and walking one. Hirotoshi Ishii worked the ninth for his 19th save.