Shota Takeda allowed a hit over six innings, and three relievers completed the SoftBank Hawks' 2-0, one-hit shutout of the Lotte Marines on Saturday.Before 38,585 at Yafuoku Dome, Takeda (2-1) struck out eight, walked a batter and hit two to pace the Hawks to their fifth straight win behind a big game from shortstop Kenta Imamiya.Takeda, a breaking ball specialist, pitched for Japan in the World Baseball Classic but missed two-and-a-half months due to lower back stiffness. He returned on June 28 and was pitching in his fifth game of the season."I'm extremely happy with this since I was out …READ FULL ARTICLE
