Southpaw Trey Moore allowed only four hits over eight innings and hit a bases-loaded triple in the fifth Friday to lead the Hanshin Tigers 3-1 over the Yakult Swallows in a key Central League contest.
Central League
WonLostTiedPct.GBHanshin 29 18 1 .617 -Yomiuri 30 20 0 .600 0.5Yakult 25 22 0 .532 4.0Chunichi 23 22 1 .511 5.0Hiroshima 20 22 1 .476 6.5Yokohama 11 34 1 .244 17.0Pacific League
WonLostTiedPct.GBSeibu 28 17 1 .622 -Daiei 25 20 1 .556 3.0Kintetsu 25 20 1 .556 3.0Nippon Ham 26 23 0 .531 4.0Orix 18 28 0 .391 10.5Lotte 15 29 1 .341 12.5
WonLostTiedPct.GBHanshin 29 18 1 .617 -Yomiuri 30 20 0 .600 0.5Yakult 25 22 0 .532 4.0Chunichi 23 22 1 .511 5.0Hiroshima 20 22 1 .476 6.5Yokohama 11 34 1 .244 17.0Pacific League
WonLostTiedPct.GBSeibu 28 17 1 .622 -Daiei 25 20 1 .556 3.0Kintetsu 25 20 1 .556 3.0Nippon Ham 26 23 0 .531 4.0Orix 18 28 0 .391 10.5Lotte 15 29 1 .341 12.5
Moore (6-3) took a two-hit shutout into the eighth inning at Chiba Marine Stadium before giving up a run on two hits for the win while Marc Valdes loaded the bases in the ninth before retiring the side for his 12th save of the season.
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