...Atsunori Inaba became the 48th player in NPB history to strikeout 1,000 times in their career.  Hisashi Iwakuma was on the mound for the Eagles on Saturday and struck out Inaba three times: career strikeouts 998, 999, and 1,000.

...Ticketing information for Family Series 2010 at Kamagaya Stadium have been posted at the official Fighters' website.