Alex Ochoa homered and Takashi Ogasawara and Shinya Okamoto combined on a four-hit shutout Thursday, leading the Central League-leading Chunichi Dragons to a 4-0 victory over the Hanshin Tigers.
Alex Ochoa of the Chunichi Dragons hits a two-run homer in Thursday's game against the Hanshin Tigers at Nagoya Dome.
Ochoa put Chunichi ahead on an RBI groundout in the first inning and hit a two-run homer off Kei Igawa (9-9) in a three-run sixth at Nagoya Dome as the Dragons won their third straight game.
Ogasawara (1-0) held the Tigers to three hits and struck out six in 6 1/3 innings before giving way to Okamoto, who gave up just one hit the rest of the way. Chunichi leads the league by six games.