Lotte 0, at Nippon-Ham 9

SAPPORO, Japan (Interstat) — Haruki Hosono etched his name into the record books Tuesday night, pitching a perfect game to lead the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters to a 9-0 victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines at Sapporo Dome. In a stunning display of dominance, Hosono faced the minimum 27 batters, striking out 12, as the Fighters snapped a three-game losing streak before a crowd of 31,457. Not a single Marine reached base, with Lotte’s only runner, Akito Takabe, who walked in the first inning, being erased on an immediate double play. The game, which lasted 2 hours and 31 minutes, was… Read more...