The Hanshin Tigers' 76 wins this season suggest the Osaka club is the best team in the Central League.
What the Yomiuri Giants did to them Saturday night suggests otherwise.
Yomiuri battered Hanshin starter Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi, Tetsuya Utsumi held the Tigers' offense in check, and the Giants rolled to a 9-1 win at Tokyo Dome.
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