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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘Home Run Jizo’ testament of bond between Sadaharu Oh and ailing boy
It’s raining hard at Shinbanba station in Tokyo’s Shinagawa Ward. Pouring, actually, real cats-and-dogs-type stuff. Sac Bunts is here, on the Keikyu Line platform, with Marty Kuehnert, former general manager of NPB’s Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and currently a senior GM with the B. League’s Sendai 89ers, and Mark Schreiber, […]
Tanaka pitches Yankees to win
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – Masahiro Tanaka needed only 73 pitches over seven innings Sunday to get his third win of the season and lead the New York Yankees to a 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Tanaka (3-3) outdueled reigning Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell (3-4) and equaled […]
Hawks blow lead in 7th as Marines claim series
FUKUOKA – The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bullpen squandered a two-run lead on Sunday as the Chiba Lotte Marines came back for a 5-4 win to claim the three-game series in the Pacific League. Ariel Miranda allowed two runs and struck out four over five solid innings at Yafuoku Dome, but […]
Angels’ Shohei Ohtani has two hits, RBI in victory over Orioles
BALTIMORE – Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-5 and drove in the last run for the Los Angeles Angels, who beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 Saturday for their third victory in as many games. After lining out and flying out in his first two at-bats, Ohtani, who was playing his fifth game […]