Takumi Akiyama homered, drove in two runs and threw a five-hit shutout as the Hanshin Tigers beat the Yomiuri Giants 9-0 on Tuesday.
It was the 27-year-old right-hander's first shutout since he was a first-year pro out of high school in 2010, and his second career home run.
Akiyama (3-3) and his teammates pounced on Giants right-hander Shun Yamaguchi for three runs in the second, when Akiyama singled in Hanshin's second run.