Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched a four-hitter and struck out 16 in his first start since returning from the Athens Olympics as the Seibu Lions blanked the Chiba Lotte Marines 2-0 on Wednesday.
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Matsuzaka struck out at least one batter in every inning and issued three walks in a 149-pitch outing at Chiba Marine Stadium en route to his fifth shutout of the season.
Masahide Kaizuka put Seibu ahead with a solo homer in the fifth and Kazuhiro Wada made it 2-0 with an RBI single in the sixth. Satoru Komiyama (3-4) took the loss.