Ryosuke Hirata led off the game with a home run and Hirokazu Ibata followed two outs later with an RBI double as the Chunichi Dragons held off the Hanshin Tigers in a 2-1 victory on Wednesday night.
Second-year lefty Yudai Ono, drafted in the first round in 2010, posted his first career win in his first start this season, limiting the damage to one run in 5⅓ innings at Koshien Stadium.
Chunichi closer Hitoki Iwase worked the ninth for his Central-League leading 26th save. Hanshin's lefty Minoru Iwata (5-8) took the loss, despite yielding just two runs while scattering seven hits in seven innings.