Seibu right-hander Takayuki Kishi threw the first no-hitter of his career and the 89th in Nippon Professional Baseball history as the Lions defeated the Chiba Lotte Marines 2-0 on Friday night.
Kishi (3-2) struck out eight and walked one in a 117-pitch outing, and Naoto Watanabe had a two-run single for support as the Pacific League cellar-dwelling Lions snapped a two-game skid in the right-hander's tour de force at QVC Marine Field.
"I never imagined that this would happen today," said Kishi, who is in his eighth year. "I got some real good movement on my fastball. My change-up wasn't actually so good, but it got better as I pitched."