Yoshiaki Fujioka carried a two-hitter over six shutout innings as the Softbank Hawks beat the Yokohama BayStars 3-0 to win their fourth in a row on Wednesday at Fukuoka's Yahoo Dome.
Fujioka (1-0) struck out three and walked three, retiring 12 in a row at one point en route to winning his first career decision as a starter. The Hawks have won 10 of their last 11 for the best performance in interleague play.
Hitoshi Tamura capped a two-run first with an RBI single and Hidenori Tanoue had a leadoff homer in the second for Fukuoka. Les Walrond (3-4) took the loss for the BayStars, which lost their fifth straight.