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Rookie lefty Natsuki Takeuchi allowed four hits without a walk over eight innings as the Seibu Lions blanked the Pacific League-leading SoftBank Hawks 4-0 on Thursday. Takeuchi (5-0) struck out six at Fukuoka’s Mizuho PayPay Dome and Albert Abreu pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to close out the win for the league’s last-place Lions. The Lions starter, one of the most-sought after players in last year’s draft, pounded the strike zone from the get-go and only got to three balls in counts three times. “I was careful to avoid having lots of players on base,” said Takeuchi, who didn’t allow a runner to reach…

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