Koyo Aoyagi threw everything he had at the Yomiuri Giants in his first start at Tokyo Dome. The Giants, for the most part, couldn't really handle any of it.

Aoyagi, a rookie, threw seven innings of one-hit ball, Mauro Gomez drove in four runs and the Hanshin Tigers beat the Giants 6-0 to avoid a series sweep in front of a crowd of 42,197 fans on Thursday night.

"I was very nervous pitching against the Giants here at Tokyo Dome in front of all these people," Aoyagi said. "I'm surprised by how well I pitched tonight."