Ken Kadokura pitched a four-hitter and struck out 12 over eight shutout innings, leading the Yokohama BayStars to a 3-0 blanking of the Hiroshima Carp in the Central League on Tuesday.
Alex Ochoa of the Chunichi Dragons hits a two-run home run off Yomiuri Giants reliever
Yukinaga Maeda in the seventh inning Tuesday at Sapporo Dome. The Dragons won 11-2.
Kadokura (5-3) walked none of the 28 batters he faced to set the pace en route to victory at Yokohama Stadium. Mark Kroon worked a perfect ninth for his 14th save.
Dragons 11, Giants 2