Andy Sheets went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and three RBIs and Yuya Ando pitched his first career shutout Sunday as the Hanshin Tigers trounced the Yokohama BayStars 8-0 to extend their unbeaten streak to six games.
Yomiuri Giants' Taiwanese right-hander Chiang Chien-ming pitches against the Chunichi Dragons on
Sunday at Nagoya Dome.
KYODO PHOTOSheets gave Hanshin a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in a three-run third inning and connected off rookie right-hander Naoki Mitsuhashi (2-1) with two outs and a runner on first in the fifth, making it 5-0 at Yokohama Stadium.
Osamu Hamanaka added a three-run homer in the eighth.