Daisuke Yamai, who was famously denied an opportunity to complete a perfect game in the 2007 Japan Series, threw the 88th no-hitter in the history of Nippon Professional Baseball on Friday as the Chunichi Dragons defeated the Yokohama BayStars 9-0 in Central League action.

Yamai (2-3) struck out three and walked four in the first no-hitter since Orix's Yuki Nishi blanked the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks on Oct. 8, 2012. The no-hitter was the first by a Dragons pitcher since Sept. 16, 2006, when Masahiro Yamamoto defeated the Hanshin Tigers. He becomes the 77th pitcher to throw a no-no in NPB.

It was also the first complete game by a Dragons pitcher this season.