Dice-K Stellar as Red Sox Clinch AL East Pennant

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Former Seibu Lions superstar Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched 8 solid innings leading the Red Sox to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins and, subsequently, their first American League East division title since 1995.

Matsuzaka was solid all night, avoiding the walks and one-inning meltdowns that have plagued him all season. His final line for this game was 8 innings, giving up 2 earned runs on 6 hits, one walk, and 9 strikeouts. With this outing, Matsuzaka becomes the first pitcher since the Chicago Cubs' Kerry Wood to strike out more than 200 batters in a season as a rookie, and just the 5th American League pitcher overall to accomplish the feat.

Matsuzaka's final stats for his first MLB season were 15-12 with a 4.40 ERA, 204.2 innings, and 201 strikeouts.

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