Baseball

Race for Sawamura Award going down to wire

With the NPB season nearly over — no team has more than 16 games left…

Dodgers lower magic number to 2 with victory over Giants

LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers are on the verge of another runaway division title, and…

Hotaka Yamakwa comes through late in Lions’ win over Eagles

SENDAI – Hotaka Yamakawa hit a game-winning double and Keisuke Honda had a solid start,…

Shohei Ohtani homers, drives in five runs to help Angels beat White Sox

CHICAGO – Shohei Ohtani shared few details about his recent hitting adjustments. The results speak…

Swallows manager Junji Ogawa to step down after season

Tokyo Yakult Swallows manager Junji Ogawa said Sunday he intends to take responsibility for the…

Dragons’ Yuya Yanagi recovers from shaky start, pitches seven solid innings to beat BayStars

NAGOYA – Yuya Yanagi bounced back from a tough first inning to work seven innings…

Angels rally late to beat White Sox

CHICAGO – Brian Goodwin left his mark on a game, just as Mike Trout has…

MLB, union plans to discuss opioids testing after Tyler Skaggs’ death

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball and the players’ association will discuss the possibility of…

Hawks’ Kodai Senga tosses no-hitter, fans 12 in triumph over Marines

FUKUOKA – Kodai Senga threw the 91st regular season no-hitter in NPB history on Friday…

Braves’ Max Fried outduels Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg in marquee pitching matchup

ATLANTA – Max Fried knew his night was about done.So, with the final pitch of…