Yoshinobu Takahashi went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and Hisanori Takahashi threw eight innings of one-run ball as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Hanshin Tigers 10-3 on Sunday.
Yakult outfielder Yasushi Iihara hits an RBI single to break a 4-4 tie in a six-run sixth inning on Sunday at Jingu Stadium. The Swallows beat the Chunichi Dragons 10-6.
KYODO PHOTOYomiuri took a 3-0 lead on a two-run double by Yoshinobu Takahashi in the second inning and an RBI single from Shinnosuke Abe in the third in Central League action at Koshien Stadium.
Akihiro Yano made it 3-1 when he singled in a run in the fourth off Hisanori Takahashi (4-0), who had his season-opening scoreless streak snapped at 28 innings. The left-hander allowed seven hits, struck out six and walked one.