Yoshihisa Naruse pitched his third complete-game shutout of the season and Daisuke Hayakawa played key offensive roles as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2-0 on Sunday.
Marines starter Yoshihisa Naruse (right) shakes hands with Lotte manager Bobby Valentine after blanking the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2-0 for his 11th win of the season at Sapporo Dome on Sunday.
KYODO PHOTONaruse (11-1) allowed five hits, walked none and struck out eight in winning his fifth straight decision. Hayakawa put Lotte on the board with a first-inning sacrifice fly and scored in the eighth on a Kazuya Fukuura RBI single after hitting a leadoff triple.
Ryan Glynn (9-7) was charged with one unearned run and three hits in 6 2/3 innings at Sapporo Dome.