NPB Central League: Tigers 3 vs 0 BayStars
Jon Duplantier delivered another outstanding start for the Hanshin Tigers, pitching a complete-game masterpiece in their 3–0 shutout victory. He fired 9 shutout innings, allowing only 3 hits, issuing no walks, hitting one batter, and striking out 9 on 108 pitches, lowering his season ERA to 1.31.
Innings Pitched (IP): 9.0
Pitches Thrown: 108
Batters Faced: 30
Hits Allowed (H): 3
Home Runs Allowed (HR): 0
Earned Runs (ER): 0
Walks (BB): 0
Hit Batters (HBP): 1
Strikeouts (SO): 9
Earned Run Average (ERA): 1.31
Decision: Win 
Yokosuka " Rainy " Johnny 