Yu Darvish threw seven shutout innings and got loads of run support as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters thumped the Orix Buffaloes 10-1 in the Pacific League on Friday.
Darvish (4-1) scattered four hits, all singles, struck out four and walked one before handing the game over to the bullpen.
Atsunori Inaba keyed a five-run fifth with a two-run triple and the Fighters batted around in the next frame to add another five runs to deflate any chance of a rally at Sapporo Dome.