Kazuki Inoue hit a pair of homers and drove in four runs and Kenichi Tanaka pitched his first career complete game Tuesday as the Chunichi Dragons won their third game in a row with a 10-2 rout of the Yomiuri Giants in the Central League.
Seibu's Hiroyuki Nakajima slides home safely in the first inning, scoring a run underneath Fighters
catcher Shinya Tsuruoka at Sapporo Dome on Tuesday. Nippon Ham defeated the Lions 6-5.
KYODO PHOTOInoue broke the game open with a solo shot in the sixth, an RBI single in the seventh and a two-run drive in the ninth after Yomiuri pulled within a run in the fourth on a two-run double by Shinnosuke Abe at Akita Prefectural Stadium.
Nakata (6-3) allowed five hits while striking out eight and walking two, helping Chunichi snap the Giants' four-game winning streak. Jeremy Powell (9-10) lost his second straight start, yielding four runs and seven hits in six innings.