Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki follows up his perfect game with eight more perfect innings.

The Chiba Lotte right-hander struck out 14 over eight perfect innings against Nippon before being pulled. The 20-year-old struck out the side in the eighth inning while reaching 101 mph, but was lifted with the score tied 0-0 after throwing 102 pitches. Chiba Lotte would go on to lose the game, 1-0, in 10 innings.

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He’s a combination of Johnny Vander Meer and Harvey Haddix. Once again, teams are prioritizing the health of a pitcher over making history.