NAGOYA – Akiyoshi Katsuno took a one-hitter into the sixth inning of his first professional start on Friday but gave up three runs and took the loss as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Chunichi Dragons 4-1. Katsuno (0-1) pitched five dominant innings at Nagoya Dome until getting himself into a […]
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Tigers’ Pierce Johnson striving to improve his Japanese
Sitting in the Hanshin Tigers’ bullpen has given Pierce Johnson a chance to pick up some new things. Namely, his teammates have been teaching him some Japanese during their downtime, and he’s already imagining the possibilities of having a new language in his arsenal. “This is such a unique language […]
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Brewers slugger Christian Yelich whacks two homers in rout of Phillies
PHILADELPHIA – Christian Yelich took advantage of the few pitches he saw in the zone. Yelich hit his major league-leading 17th and 18th homers to help Zach Davies and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-3 Thursday. Yasmani Grandal and Mike Moustakas also went deep as the Brewers won […]
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Shota Hiranuma lifts Fighters with RBI double in seventh, earns first post-game hero interview
For a second, Shota Hiranuma thought he might’ve hit the first home run of his pro career. He came up a few centimeters short, but being responsible for the run that helped give his team a win isn’t a bad consolation prize. Hiranuma broke a scoreless tie with an RBI […]
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Dodgers’ Kenta Maeda fans 12, drives in both runs in victory over Padres
LOS ANGELES – Kenta Maeda struck out 12 batters and drove in both runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Wednesday night. The right-hander gave up three hits in 6⅔ innings and reached double-digit strikeouts for the fifth time in the majors. He finished […]
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Eagles rally from eight runs down to beat Fighters
SENDAI – Kazuya Fujita scored the winning run in the 11th inning Wednesday as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles rallied from eight runs down to beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 9-8 in a dramatic sayonara victory. Hideto Asamura tied the game with a ninth-inning, solo home run against right-hander […]
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Après les mauvais résultats de Nissan,« Hiroto Saikawa arbore le masque de l’humble travailleur »
Philippe Escande Le patron du groupe japonais, qui a fait tomber Carlos Ghosn, endosse la figure du sauveur pour redresser la situation. Mais il oublie un peu vite sa part de responsabilité, observe Philippe Escande, éditorialiste économique au « Monde ». Publié le 15 mai 2019 à 11h01 – Mis à jour […]
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Shohei Ohtani reaches 100th MLB hit with three-hit day in Angels loss
MINNEAPOLIS – Shohei Ohtani notched his 100th major league hit in a 3-for-4 effort Tuesday but was tagged out in pivotal innings as the Los Angeles Angels were unable to overcome an early deficit and fell 4-3 to the Minnesota Twins. Batting third as the Angels’ designated hitter, Ohtani singled […]
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Fighters hurler Kohei Arihara improves to 5-1 with banner performance against Eagles
SENDAI – Kohei Arihara threw four-hit ball over eight innings behind a strong defense on Tuesday as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters opened a three-game series against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles with a 13-1 win. The Fighters starter fanned seven at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi while holding the home […]
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Angels’ Shohei Ohtani bashes first homer of season in victory over Twins
MINNEAPOLIS – One week into Shohei Ohtani’s return to the Los Angeles Angels, the lineup is looking sharp. Minnesota ace Jose Berrios bore the brunt of their batting success on Monday night. Ohtani hit his first home run of the season, a towering two-run shot in the third inning against […]