Chen Wei-yin carried a perfect game into the eighth inning on the way to his first shutout of the season, leading the Chunichi Dragons to a 1-0 over the Yomiuri Giants on Wednesday.
Chen (5-7) did not allow a runner until Michihiro Ogasawara hit a one-out single in the eighth. He walked none and allowed two hits while striking out four in a 96-pitch outing at Nagoya Dome.
Motonobu Tanishige had an RBI single off Tetsuya Utsumi (12-3) with two outs in the sixth inning to drive in the lone run. The Giants saw their winning streak snapped at three games and returned to .500.