King Felix Eclipses Dice-K, One-Hits Sox Suzuki-Matsuzaka matchup less riveting than anticipated By Jesse Andrews Posted Apr 12, 2007 5:49 AM CDT Copied Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, right, greets Ichiro Suzuki, left, during a warming up before their baseball game against Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, April 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki) (Associated Press) The much-ballyhooed matchup of Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki and Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka—MLB's best Japanese hitter versus its first-year Japanese pitching sensation—turned out to be far less impressive than the performance of Seattle's young ace, Felix Hernandez. King Felix, who had just turned 21 on Sunday, had a no-hitter until J.D. Drew's 8th-inning single, Boston's only hit. Meanwhile, Matsuzaka gave up three runs in seven frames. For his part, Suzuki went 0-for-5. Read These Next More details coming out about the last party the Reiners attended. The president's son is set to marry again. Susie Wiles thinks Trump has an 'alcoholic's personality.' First Australia victims lost their lives confronting the shooter. Report an error