Haruhiro Hamaguchi recorded the win at Tokyo Dome on Saturday, but the lefty was eager to give all the credit to the rest of the DeNA BayStars.
Hamaguchi took a shutout into the eighth inning before reliever Hiromu Ise carried the club across the finish line in a 2-0 win over the Yomiuri Giants at the Big Egg.
Hamaguchi threw 7⅔ innings, finishing with four strikeouts, allowing five hits and walking four batters. He was lifted after allowing a pair of two-out hits in the eighth.
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