Baseball: Eagles' Kishi blanks Fighters in Kiyomiya's debut

Takayuki Kishi surrendered marquee rookie Kotaro Kiyomiya's first hit but finished with a three-hitter, pitching the Rakuten Eagles to a 1-0 win over the Nippon Ham Fighters on Wednesday.Before 27,661 at Sapporo Dome, Kishi (2-1) walked two and struck out 10 for his first shutout in two seasons. He got a first-inning lead thanks to a two-out Ginji Akaminai triple and a Zelous Wheeler double, and made it stand up for nine innings.The win was the first for the Eagles since April 22. The Pacific League cellar dwellers came into the game having lost seven straight.Kishi retired the first five b…READ FULL ARTICLE