Kei Igawa struck out 13 and allowed only two hits Tuesday to lead the Hanshin Tigers to a 2-0 victory over the Yakult Swallows in the Central League.
Igawa (9-4) went the distance at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on 121 pitches for his fifth complete game this season and did not allow a walk as the Tigers ended a three-game losing streak to the defending CL champions.
Osamu Hamanaka drew a bases-loaded walk for the Tigers in the first inning and George Arias drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth for Hanshin to give skipper Senichi Hoshino career win No. 800.
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