Hisashi Iwakuma posted his seventh win for the most in the Pacific League after pitching his fourth straight complete game in seven starts from Opening Day, powering the Kintetsu Buffaloes to a 5-1 victory over the Lotte Marines on Sunday.
Hisashi Iwakuma
Iwakuma (7-0) retired the side in order in the first, third, seventh, eighth and ninth innings at Chiba Marine Stadium and yielded just five hits along the way while striking out eight and walking none in his 112-pitch outing to improve his ERA to 2.17.
Fighters 2, Lions 1