TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. -- Kazumi Saito was good enough to beat any pitcher in Japan on Saturday.
Seibu Lions starter Daisuke Matsuzaka delivers a pitch against the Fukuoka
Softbank Hawks in Game 1 of the Pacific League first-stage playoffs on
Saturday at Invoice Seibu Dome. Matsuzaka struck out 13 in his six-hit
shutout. The Lions won 1-0.
KYODO PHOTO Any pitcher but Daisuke Matsuzaka, that is.
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