Nagisa Arakaki pitched his first complete-game shutout of the season and Hiroki Kokubo drove in three runs Monday, leading the Softbank Hawks to a 10-0 victory over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in the Pacific League.
Softbank Hawks starter Nagisa Arakaki delivers a pitch against the Nippon Ham Fighters en route to his first shutout victory of the season on Monday at Yahoo Dome. The Hawks won 10-0.
KYODO PHOTOArakaki (7-8) threw a four-hitter while striking out six and walking three and the Softbank offense backed the right-hander with a 12-hit attack as the Hawks narrowed the gap on front-running Nippon Ham to one game in the league standings.
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