Hiromi Ito pitched out of a few tough spots to throw a nine-hit shutout for the Nippon Ham Fighters in a 3-0 win over the Pacific League title-chasing SoftBank Hawks on Wednesday. At Mizuho PayPay Dome, Ito (13-4) scattered nine hits while striking out nine and walking two in a 135-pitch effort that prevented the Hawks from lowering their magic number to clinch the league from five to three. Ito’s 13 wins are the most in the PL. Ariel Martinez doubled and scored on a second-inning sacrifice fly off Hawks lefty Tomohisa Ozeki (8-4), who allowed a run over five innings to take the loss. Kotaro K…