| Rakisuta Lose, 7-0, to Reliables, Saito Tuesday, September 16th , 1975 In a seemingly effortless performance, Shihei Saito of the Hosho Reliables shot down the Rakisuta Rams, 7-0, on 3 hits.
"Shihei was just locating so well and using his pitches," Hosho manager Shun Kawamura said later. "He wasn't leaving anything over the plate."
Saito recorded 1 strikeout and no walks in a strong outing.
"When he needed to make pitches, he elevated his game," Rakisuta manager Kinzo Yoshimura said in postgame comments to BNN. "We couldn't get a key hit off him."
This year, Saito has fashioned a 15-8 mark, 2.95 ERA and pitched 204.2 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .227 against him and he has logged 96 strikeouts.
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