The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters still aren't getting much run support, but as long as they keep winning they'll take what they can get.
Chunichi Dragons starter Masahiro Yamamoto delivers a pitch against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium
on Tuesday. The Swallows won 3-2.
KYODO PHOTOMasaru Takeda pitched seven shutout innings to protect a one-run lead and Hichori Morimoto's third homer of the season added an insurance run late as the Fighters defeated the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2-0 on Tuesday night at Tokyo Dome.