The Yomiuri Giants beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 2-0 in Game 6 Saturday to claim their first Japan Series title in seven years.

The Giants won the best-of-seven series four games to two and were crowned champions for the 21st time. Nippon Ham failed in its bid for its first title since 2006.

Yomiuri got on the scoreboard in the second after the Fighters missed an opportunity in the opening frame.

Yoshiyuki Kamei had a one-out double to left-center and moved to third on a grounder to the pitcher. Shinnosuke Abe, who hit a walk-off homer to win Game 5, doubled over the head of center fielder Yoshio Itoi to make it 1-0.

In the sixth, Tetsuya Matsumoto had a two-out single and scored all the way from first when right fielder Atsunori Inaba, usually known for his solid defensive ability, slipped while trying to field Michihiro Ogasawara's single.

Yomiuri starter Shun Tono was hit in the right hand in the bottom of the first by Shinji Takahashi's line drive and had to leave the game. Lefty Tetsuya Utsumi (1-1) took over and threw 4-2/3 scoreless innings in relief.

The Fighters had several chances to score but failed to capitalize. They put runners in scoring position in six innings but kept coming up empty.

Masaru Takeda (0-2) allowed just two runs -- one unearned -- and six hits in 7-2/3 innings.