Lefty Tsuyoshi Wada shut out Lotte, fanning 11 over the distance for his second win as the Daiei Hawks beat the Marines 2-0 at Chiba Marine Stadium on Wednesday in a tight pitching duel between two rookie hurlers.
Wada gave up five hits and walked none as the Hawks extended their winning streak to four.
Lotte rookie Yoshihide Kanda (0-1) pitched six innings, holding Daiei to two runs on seven hits -- including a solo homer to Pedro Valdes in the sixth -- in a losing effort.
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