Kenshin Kawakami went seven strong innings Thursday as the Chunichi Dragons blanked the Hanshin Tigers 6-0.
Kawakami improved to 4-0 on the season after striking out seven and holding the Tigers to five hits over seven innings at Nagoya Dome.
Koichi Sekikawa and Eiichi Nakano each drove in a pair of runs as Chunichi tagged Hanshin starter Kei Igawa for four runs in the bottom of the first inning.
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