CHIBA – Hayato Nishiura drove in the game-tying run as the Orix Buffaloes came from behind against the Chiba Lotte Marines in a game declared a 2-2 tie after 12 innings on Monday night. The Buffaloes drove in two runs in the top of the second to tie the game […]
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Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien looks back on long career in Japan
Wladimir Balentien still remembers all the running. Balentien spent his first day in a Tokyo Yakult Swallows uniform in a constant state of motion. There was so much running, even on Day 1, he almost couldn’t believe it. Balentien had arrived in Japan to play baseball, but maybe he’d stumbled […]
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Justin Verlander tosses third no-hitter of career as Astros beat Blue Jays
TORONTO – Justin Verlander took the mound for the ninth inning, fully aware of the no-hitters he finished — and his near misses, too. Zeroed in, he wouldn’t be denied this time. Verlander pitched his third career no-hitter, punctuating a dominant season by striking out 14 to lead the Houston […]
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Swallows bullpen holds off Dragons
NAGOYA – Wladimir Balentien singled in two first-inning runs and six pitchers made that lead stand up in the Yakult Swallows’ 3-1 Central League win over the Chunichi Dragons on Sunday afternoon. Veteran lefty Yudai Ono (7-8) surrendered an infield single to open the game at Nagoya Dome and hit […]
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Twins break season home run record in loss to Tigers
DETROIT – The Minnesota Twins capped a night of sensational slugging by breaking the major league record for home runs in a season, but that wasn’t enough to overcome Detroit’s seven-run third inning in the Tigers’ 10-7 victory Saturday. The Twins homered six times to bring their season total to […]
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Swallows star Tetsuto Yamada downs Dragons with three-run blast in 10th
NAGOYA – Tetsuto Yamada broke a 10th-inning tie with a three-run home run, lifting the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to a 5-2 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Saturday afternoon. Yamada, who this year became the first player in Nippon Professional Baseball to steal 30 bases and hit 30 home runs […]
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Braves’ Max Fried fans 11, collects 15th win
ATLANTA – Max Fried is finding it easier this season to command his fastball now that he has opponents worried about his slider. “It was big,” he said. “I thought my fastball command was really good, too, for most of the night. Just being able to locate to both sides, […]
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Royals ownership agrees to sell club to Kansas City-based group
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – David Glass and his family have agreed to sell the Royals to an ownership group led by Kansas City entrepreneur John Sherman in a deal that is expected to be worth about $1 billion. The Royals announced the sale in a statement Friday, just days after […]
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Coroner says Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died of overdose
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died of an accidental overdose from a toxic mix of the powerful painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone along with alcohol, a Texas medical examiner said in a report released Friday. Skaggs’ family issued a statement suggesting a team employee was part of […]
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Lions pull within a game of PL-leading Hawks
TOKOROZAWA, SAITAMA PREF. – Tomoya Mori belted a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the second-place Seibu Lions to a 4-2 win over the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Friday. Mori’s second homer in two days propelled the Lions to within one game of the Hawks […]