Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts, including three in the ninth inning, for his fourth straight complete game win and first shutout victory in two years as the Seibu Lions blanked the Chiba Lotte Marines 4-0 in the Pacific League on Sunday.
After Alex Cabrera hit his 10th homer of the season in the sixth to open the scoring, Matsuzaka (5-1) yielded his one and only hit of the day to Takashi Tachikawa, who doubled to deep center with two out in the seventh at Chiba Marine Stadium. Matsuzaka walked two and hit one batter.
All of Matsuzaka's fastballs in the final frame recorded over 150-kph, including a 156-kph pitch to cleanup hitter Jose Fernandez. He now leads the league with a 1.19 ERA after seven games.