Rakuten's Tanaka shuts out Yakult for 6th win

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles ace Masahiro Tanaka (R) celebrates pitching his team out of a jam after striking out three batters in a row in the seventh inning of a game against the Yakult Swallows at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on May 20. The Eagles won 2-0.

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