Daisuke Matsuzaka tossed a two-hitter and struck out 14 batters over the distance Sunday as the Seibu Lions downed the Pacific League-leading Daiei Hawks 9-0.
Matsuzaka picked up his second complete-game shutout of the season and improved to 16-6 after holding the Hawks scoreless at Fukuoka Dome.
With the victory, Seibu pulled to within 3 1/2 games of Daiei in the standings.
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