Pitcher Shinobu Fukuhara tossed a four-hitter over the distance Tuesday as the Hanshin Tigers shut out the Yomiuri Giants 5-0 at the Tokyo Dome.
Catcher Akihiro Yano belted a two-run homer in the fourth inning and former New York Yankee farmhand Tony Tarasco drove in a pair of runs with a clutch single in the fifth to lead the Tigers to their fourth straight win.
Yomiuri southpaw Kimiyasu Kudo (2-1), acquired from Daiei in the off-season as a free agent, was rocked for five runs on six hits over five ineffective innings and took his first loss of the season.