Right-hander Yasuhiro Ogawa withstood five scoring opportunities and drew an 11-pitch bases-loaded walk to spark a four-run fourth inning for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in a 4-0 win over the Yomiuri Giants on Wednesday night.
Ogawa (9-6) allowed seven hits, a walk and a hit batsman, while striking out six in 7⅓ innings. Ogawa left after hitting a batter with one out in the eighth on his 123rd pitch.
"Yesterday, (ace Masanori) Ishikawa opened the series in fine form with a good win and I was able to keep it going," Ogawa said. "I let a lot of runners on base, but I was able to maintain my rhythm and that allowed me to get through it."