Hurler Arihara foils Marines as Fighters cruise to 13th consecutive victory Kohei Arihara allowed no runs for the second straight start, pitching the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to their 13th straight win, a 4-0 Pacific League victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Saturday. The Fighters’ win streak is Japan’s […]
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Mets’ Colon, Nationals’ Scherzer named All-Star replacements
Mets’ Colon, Nationals’ Scherzer named All-Star replacements [unable to retrieve full-text content] Bartolo Colon and Max Scherzer are headed to the All-Star Game, picked as replacements for other pitchers originally selected for the National League team. Major League Baseball also announced Friday that Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Michael Saunders and […]
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Boston reliever Tazawa sidelined with shoulder pain
Boston reliever Tazawa sidelined with shoulder pain NEW YORK – Boston Red Sox right-hander Junichi Tazawa is out indefinitely after complaining of right shoulder discomfort, the team said Friday. Tazawa missed Boston’s 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. The middle reliever has pitched in a team-high 35 […]
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Yafuoku Dome’s shortened fences help Hawks, foes
Yafuoku Dome’s shortened fences help Hawks, foes FUKUOKA – Shota Takeda might’ve opened the Japan Series with a three-hit shutout had the game been played in 2014. It wasn’t, so instead of a shutout, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks pitcher gave up a two-out two-run home run to Tokyo Yakult Swallows […]
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Matsuda, Takeda spark Hawks to victory in Game 1
Matsuda, Takeda spark Hawks to victory in Game 1 FUKUOKA – Nobuhiro Matsuda bounced on one leg across the batter’s box after missing a pitch, something he’s become known for doing, during the fourth inning. He made a name for himself as a home run hitter this season, and unfortunately […]
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Hawks’ Uchikawa sidelined with broken ribs
Hawks’ Uchikawa sidelined with broken ribs FUKUOKA – Fukuoka Softbank Hawks left fielder and cleanup hitter Seiichi Uchikawa has suffered two broken ribs and will miss the Japan Series, the Pacific League club revealed Saturday. Uchikawa suffered the injury after chasing a foul ball in the field seats at Yafuoku […]
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Swallows advance to Japan Series for first time since 2001
Swallows advance to Japan Series for first time since 2001 The Tokyo Yakult Swallows gathered near the mound at Jingu Stadium, grabbed Mitsuru Manaka and tossed their first-year manager into the air as the cheers of their exuberant fans rang out into the night sky. The Birds were celebrating the […]
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Kanemoto OKs offer to become Tigers’ manager
Kanemoto OKs offer to become Tigers’ manager OSAKA – Former Hanshin Tigers star Tomoaki Kanemoto has agreed to take over as the Tigers’ manager for next season, the Central League club said on Saturday. The 47-year-old Kanemoto was viewed as the popular choice to take the job after the club […]
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Pondering managerial replacements for 2016 season
Pondering managerial replacements for 2016 season The tenure of most major league managers comes to an end when they are fired. More recently, for example, the transactions column included notice the Washington Nationals fired manager Matt Williams and the Seattle Mariners dismissed manager Lloyd McClendon. Somehow, though, Japanese managers don’t […]
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Giants slip past Tigers in opener
Giants slip past Tigers in opener Climax Series Giants3Tigers 2 Yoshinobu Takahashi picked up the biggest RBI of the Yomiuri Giants’ season without even swinging his bat. Giants closer Hirokazu Sawamura kept the Tigers off the board in the ninth and 10th innings, and Takahashi drew a bases-loaded walk in […]