Masahiro Yamamoto threw eight solid innings and Kosuke Fukudome hit a tiebreaking double Saturday as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Hanshin Tigers 7-1 to cut their magic number to clinch the Central League title to seven.
Dragons players welcome pitcher Masahiro Yamamoto at the dugout after he safely scored on Hirokazu
Ibata's RBI single in the seventh inning at Koshien Stadium on Saturday. Central League-leading Chunichi
defeated the Hanshin Tigers 7-1.
KYODO PHOTOForty-one-year-old left-hander Yamamoto (10-7), who threw a no-hitter against Hanshin two weeks ago, allowed one run and five hits at Koshien Stadium to help Chunichi snap Hanshin's winning streak at nine games.
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