Highly-touted teenage rookie Shintaro Fujinami allowed two hits over seven innings on Sunday for his second win of the season as the Hanshin Tigers beat the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5-0.
Fujinami, who pitched Osaka Toin High School to two tournament titles last year at Hyogo Prefecture's storied Koshien Stadium, won his second game there as a pro. The 197-cm 19-year-old struck out four and walked one, while a pair of relievers completed a three-hit shutout as the Tigers won their fourth straight.
"My form wasn't all that good today, but I made a game of it," Fujinami said. "The relievers are so dependable and they shut our opponents down the rest of the way."