CHIBA -- There are only two K's in Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Hiroyuki Kobayashi's name, but in his arm, there are many more.

News photoToshiaki Imae of the Chiba Lotte Marines fields a grounder during Sunday's Pacific League Playoff game against the Seibu Lions at Chiba Marine Stadium.

Kobayashi took a two-hitter into the eighth inning, striking out nine, as Lotte completed a first-stage Pacific League playoff series sweep with a 3-1 win over the Seibu Lions at Chiba Marine Stadium on Sunday.