Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki’s consecutive batters retired streak came to an end Sunday when he allowed a hit on the first pitch he threw to the Orix Buffaloes. Sasaki’s perfect inning streak is officially 17 innings, which is 52 total batters retired.
Buffaloes’s hitter Shuhei Fukuda hit the first pitch of the game vs. Sasaki for a single to right field.
This streak is the record for consecutive batters retired in NPB, and it is also longer than any of such streak in MLB history.
The 20-year-old phenom threw a perfect game two weeks ago, the first in NPB in 28 years.