Hisashi Iwakuma threw his second shutout of the season Sunday, striking out eight to lead the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a 3-0 victory over the Yomiuri Giants.
Iwakuma (10-2), who leads the Pacific League in wins, scattered seven hits without walking a batter in his fourth complete game.
Daisuke Kusano had a two-run double and Takeshi Yamasaki followed with a run-scoring single in the third inning, one day after a powerful earthquake in the Tohoku region forced the postponement of interleague action between the clubs at Kleenex Stadium.