Hisanori Takahashi pitched a one-hitter and struck out eight over eight innings Tuesday night, helping the Yomiuri Giants end their four-game losing skid with a 1-0 shutout of the Yokohama BayStars.
Yokohama Baystars reliever Kazuhiro Sasaki, who will retire after the season, delivers a pitch
against longtime rival Kazuhiro Kiyohara of the Yomiuri Giants in a one batter relief
appearance in the second inning on Tuesday night at Fullcast Stadium. Sasaki struck out
Kiyohara before leaving the game held in his hometown.
Takahashi (6-6) held Yokohama to a first-inning single by Masaaki Koike and issued three walks while retiring 15 straight batters in one stretch.
Toshihisa Nishi hit a bases-loaded single off Ken Kadokura (7-5) in the sixth inning to drive in the only run of the game. Masanori Hayashi pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save.