Cheng Sets New K Record
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The old record was shared by the legendary Enatsu (Hanshin) in 1968 and Kida (Nippon Ham) in 1980.
Seibu managed to keep at least one up over the home team Marines to improve Chang's record to 7 and 1. Chang still dosn't have enough innings on the mound to show up with the leaders, but the number one strike out leader in the Pacific League is team mate Nishiguchi, who has struck out 130 in 128 2/3 innings (SO% of 9.09 per 9 innings). Checking NPB-BIS and adding last night's performance, Chang has struck out 86 in 67 2/3 innings for a 1.27 K per 9 innings average. Chang's 2.00 ERA would also place him on top, if he had more innings under his belt. (He's currently 26 1/3 innings short. It'll be hard to make up for the time he missed at the beginning of the season. But as Yokohama's Kinjyoh showed a few years ago in batting, not impossible.)