Takahiro Norimoto didn't have any problems during his matchup against a lineup of major league hitters. Yuki Nishi didn't have many either, nor did Kazuhisa Makita or even Yuji Nishino.
No problems for the Japanese pitchers equaled no hits for the major league batters.
Norimoto retired all 15 batters he faced and teamed with Nishi, Makita and Nishino on a four-man combined no-hitter to help Samurai Japan to a 4-0 win in Game 3 of the MLB-Japan All-Star Series on Saturday night at Tokyo Dome. It was the first no-hitter by a Japanese team in the history of the series between Japanese and MLB teams.
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