Baseball: Hosono throws no-hitter as Fighters rout Marines for 1st win

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Haruki Hosono became the 91st pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball to throw a no-hitter Tuesday as he struck out 12 to lead the Nippon Ham Fighters to a 9-0 victory over the Lotte Marines in the Pacific League.

The 24-year-old Hosono (1-0) celebrated his first professional shutout in style, helping the Fighters win for the first time this season after three straight losses, in their first home game of the campaign at Es Con Field Hokkaido east of Sapporo.