Haruto Takahashi Deals ANOTHER Shutout

by Yuri Karasawa May 10, 2026

May 10, 2026

Let’s go over all the biggest performances from the past week of Nippon Professional Baseball as the Golden Week holiday came to an end.

Monday (5/4)

Tyler Nevin (Lions) belted two homers with five RBI in a 10-2 victory over the Hawks.
Kyo Suzuki (Swallows) hit his first career home run in a 5-1 win against the Giants.
Masaki Nakanishi (Dragons) struck out nine batters over seven innings against the Tigers for his first career win.

Sean Hjelle (Buffaloes) recorded seven shutout innings for his first NPB win.
Kensuke Kondoh (Hawks) smashed his seventh dinger in a 6-4 win versus the Lions.
Takumi Ohshiro (Giants) belted a three-run shot to lift them over the Swallows, 3-2.
Teruaki Sato (Tigers) hit his ninth homer in a 7-3 loss to the Dragons.

Haruto Takahashi (Tigers) threw a two-hit complete game shutout with 10 strikeouts against the Dragons for his third consecutive shutout.
Hiroto Takahashi (Dragons) struck out 15 batters over eight innings in a 2-0 loss.
Kona Takahashi (Lions) fired six shutout frames in a 10-2 victory versus the Hawks.
Ryoji Kuribayashi (Carp) tossed seven scoreless innings in a 10-0 thumping of the BayStars.
Ryuya Taira (Eagles) homered for the third consecutive game in a 12-2 loss to the Fighters.

Kenta Tanigawara (Hawks) walked off the Marines.
Yuya Yanagi (Dragons) punched out 10 hitters in a 9-2 win versus the Giants.
Chihiro Sumida (Lions) allowed two runs over eight innings in a 4-2 victory over the Eagles.

Kengo Matsumoto (Swallows) spun eight innings of one-hit ball in a 4-0 shutout over the Carp.
Takayuki Katoh (Fighters) hurled eight shutout innings in a 3-0 win against the Buffaloes.
Toshiy a Satoh (Marines) crushed two dingers in a 5-4 victory versus the Hawks.
Hotaka Yamakawa (Hawks) hit two homers.

Hiroto Saiki (Tigers) delivered seven scoreless innings with ten strikeouts in a 3-0 win over the BayStars.
Teruaki Sato (Tigers) reached double-digit homers on the year.
Koki Kitayama (Fighters) tossed eight shutout frames in a 2-0 win versus the Buffaloes.
Bobby Dalbec (Giants) hit his eighth dinger in a 9-4 victory against the Dragons.
Ryoya Kurihara (Hawks) smacked his 10th homer in an 8-3 win over the Marines.