TOKOROZAWA, SAITAMA PREF. – Rookie Wataru Matsumoto worked seven innings for the Seibu Lions, who moved into a virtual tie for the Pacific League lead on Friday with a 6-1 victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines. Matsumoto (7-3) struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, while walking five and allowing […]
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Cubs’ Yu Darvish fans season-high 14 in victory over Padres
SAN DIEGO – Yu Darvish and the Chicago Cubs are heading back to Wrigley Field feeling better about their situation than they had in several days. Darvish struck out a season-high 14 and allowed only two hits in six innings, and the Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 Thursday […]
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Shohei Ohtani to have surgery on kneecap, miss rest of year
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – Shohei Ohtani is ending his second major league season early to make sure he’s prepared to resume his two-way career in 2020. The Los Angeles Angels slugger and pitcher will miss the rest of the season to have surgery on his left kneecap, the team announced Thursday. […]
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Hawks edge Lions, move back into first place
TOKOROZAWA, SAITAMA PREF. – Yurisbel Gracial delivered a solo home run, while Kodai Senga threw eight innings of one-run ball, as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks held on for a 3-2 win over the Seibu Lions on Thursday. The result put the reigning Japan Series champions back on top of the […]
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Mariners rookie Kyle Lewis’ homer spoils another no-hit bid
SEATTLE – Rookie Kyle Lewis broke up a no-hit bid with a home run for the second consecutive game, and the Seattle Mariners beat Sonny Gray and the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Wednesday night. Just as he did on Tuesday night against the Reds’ Trevor Bauer, Lewis delivered Seattle’s first […]
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Lions move into first place with win over Hawks
TOKOROZAWA, SAITAMA PREF. – The Seibu Lions grabbed the top spot in the Pacific League on Wednesday, sinking the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4-1 after Tomoya Mori connected on a three-run double with two outs in the third. Starting a half-game behind the Hawks, the Lions made their opportunities count on […]
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Christian Yelich breaks kneecap, out for season; Brewers top Marlins
MIAMI – Brewers star Christian Yelich broke his right kneecap on a foul ball Tuesday night and will miss the rest of the regular season, an injury that overshadowed Milwaukee’s 4-3 win over the Miami Marlins. The Brewers didn’t say whether the reigning NL MVP might be able to return […]
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Carp’s Daichi Osera tosses eight scoreless innings in victory over Dragons
HIROSHIMA – Daichi Osera threw eight innings, leading the Hiroshima Carp to a 3-0 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Tuesday. Osera (11-8) gave up six hits, all singles, and a walk, while striking out four as the Carp snapped the Dragons’ six-game win streak. Osera, who won for the […]
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Yankees blank Red Sox, end rivals’ three-year AL East reign
BOSTON – The music blared in the clubhouse behind the door to manager Aaron Boone’s office — “New York, New York” was playing through the speakers, and a few voices could be heard joining in on the lyrics. The New York Yankees had an extra reason to be happy after […]
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Kota Futaki holds off Hawks as Marines split series
FUKUOKA – Kota Futaki threw six solid innings, pitching the Chiba Lotte Marines to an 11-6 win over the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Monday. The win earned the third-place Marines a split of their four-game series at Yafuoku Dome after they were no-hit in Friday’s series opener. The […]