Matsuzaka Chalks Up First Seibu Win
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But Matsuzaka made it clear why he's to be the Lions' opening day pitcher a fouth year in a row. He pitched to just one batter over the minimum for five innings, allowing a lead-off base hit in the first and a lead-off walk in the third as the only two Yokohama base runners. Where he was most impressive though was Matsuzaka's cranking out eight K's, including Cox, Woods, Furuki, and Murata in order before hitting the showers.
For Yokohama, this marks their fifth loss in a row on their new FieldTurf. The only bright spot was that they didn't commit any errors, which seem to have been plaguing them in their renovated Yokohama Stadium.