Roki Sasaki's perfect streak came to an end on the first pitch he threw on Sunday. 

Sasaki, a 20-year-old right-hander for the Chiba Lotte Marines, had retired a record 52 consecutive batters before Orix Buffaloes outfielder Shuhei Fukuda recorded a base hit to right field.

He struck out 19 in Japan's first perfect game in 28 years two weeks ago. He followed that up with eight perfect innings in his start last week.

Sasaki went into Sunday's game with a 1.16 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 31 innings on the season.