The Hanshin Tigers needed a win and Haruto Takahashi helped give them one and then some.
Takahashi threw the first shutout of his career ¡ª getting just enough run support to win a pitchers¡¯ duel against Yomiuri Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano ¡ª to help the Tigers earn a 3-0 win over the Kyojin at Tokyo Dome on Saturday afternoon.
¡°I made it to the ninth inning and I really wanted to finish without giving up a run and I¡¯m glad it worked out that way,¡± Takahashi said.
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