Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched a four-hitter and struck out 16 in his first start since returning from the Athens Olympics as the Seibu Lions blanked the Chiba Lotte Marines 2-0 on Wednesday.
Daiei Hawks starter Tsuyoshi Wada unleashes a pitch against the Nippon Ham Fighters on at Fukuoka Dome in his first game after returning home from the Athens Olympics. Wada picked up his ninth win as the Hawks beat the Fighters 6-5.
Matsuzaka struck out at least one batter in every inning and issued three walks in a 149-pitch outing at Chiba Marine Stadium en route to his fifth shutout of the season.
Masahide Kaizuka put Seibu ahead with a solo homer in the fifth and Kazuhiro Wada made it 2-0 with an RBI single in the sixth. Satoru Komiyama (3-4) took the loss.