Shinobu Fukuhara and three relievers combined on an eight-hit shutout as the Hanshin Tigers beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 2-0 in interleague play on Tuesday night.
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| Tohoku Rakuten's Teppei Tsuchiya scores on Takeshi Yamazaki's single in the third inning against the Yomiuri Giants on Tuesday night. The Eagles won 8-3. |
Fukuhara (4-1) scattered four hits, struck out six and walked one in six innings.
Kyuji Fujikawa and Jeff Williams worked one inning each before Tomoyuki Kubota closed out the ninth at Koshien Stadium for his 16th save.