Takahiro Okada and Yutaro Sugimoto delivered big hits to propel the Orix Buffaloes to a four-run ninth inning and a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Seibu Lions in the Pacific League on Thursday. Trailing 6-3 after the Lions’ Aito Takeda cleared the bases with a tie-breaking three-run eighth-inning double at […]
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Kazuma Okamoto homers to help Giants tame roaring Tigers
Kazuma Okamoto hit a pair of solo home runs to help lift the Yomiuri Giants to a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers, whose winning streak was snapped at eight games on Wednesday. Trailing 2-0 in the second, Okamoto, last year’s CL home run leader, opened the […]
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Shohei Ohtani hits 100th pro home run during Angels’ loss to Rangers
Anaheim, California – Two-way star Shohei Ohtani recorded the 100th home run of his combined pro career in Japan and the United States on Wednesday, a day after throwing four scoreless innings in his second pitching start of the Los Angeles Angels’ season. Ohtani batted second as the designated hitter […]
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Rangers’ Kohei Arihara holds ex-teammate Shohei Ohtani hitless in win
Anaheim, California – Texas Rangers rookie Kohei Arihara held former teammate Shohei Ohtani hitless in two at-bats Monday on the way to his second major league win in a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Arihara and Ohtani played together for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan’s Pacific […]
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Carter Stewart Jr. takes important first step in NPB
There were two 2021 debuts that merited attention in NPB on Saturday. One was the return of Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who stepped back on an NPB mound for the first time since 2013. The other was a relief appearance by Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pitcher Carter Stewart […]
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Carter Stewart takes important first step in NPB
There were two 2021 debuts that merited attention in NPB on Saturday. One was the return of Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who stepped back on an NPB mound for the first time since 2013. The other was a relief appearance by Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pitcher Carter Stewart […]
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Joe Gunkel wins fourth game as Tigers continue to roll
Second-year Hanshin Tigers import Joe Gunkel allowed a run over six innings to improve to 4-0 as the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers held off the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 10-7 on Sunday. Gunkel struck out six while allowing a walk and five hits. He credited his teammates for his fourth straight […]
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Yu Darvish loses pitchers’ duel with Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw
San Diego – Yu Darvish threw seven innings of one-hit, one-run ball Saturday but took his first loss of the season as the Los Angeles Dodgers shut out the San Diego Padres 2-0. The Japanese right-hander struck out nine in a pitching duel with three-time Cy Young Award-winning Dodgers ace […]
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Masahiro Tanaka has plenty to contemplate after rough NPB return
Masahiro Tanaka didn’t have the return to Japan he’d hoped for, but it was an important first step nonetheless. Tanaka was back on an NPB mound for the first time since 2013 and was given a rough welcome by the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Saturday afternoon at Tokyo Dome. […]
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Fighters find enough power to spoil Masahiro Tanaka’s return to Japan
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters rediscovered some of their missing power in time to welcome Masahiro Tanaka back to Japan. Sho Nakata hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Kazunari Ishii went deep in the second and the Fighters spoiled Tanaka’s season debut with a 4-1 win over the […]