Southpaw Darrell May tossed a three-hitter for his seventh victory as the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants blanked the Hanshin Tigers 6-0 at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday to snap their losing streak at three.
May struck out 12 batters and walked just one. He did not let a runner past second base en route to his second shutout of the season.
Takayuki Shimizu, Yoshinobu Takahashi and Akira Eto belted solo homers off Tigers starter Keiichi Yabu (6-5) as the Giants sent lowly Hanshin to its fourth straight loss.