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Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani went 3-for-4 with a home run, Mike Trout blasted a pair of long bombs and Jared Walsh hit for the cycle Saturday as the Los Angeles Angels overpowered the New York Mets 11-6, knotting their series at 1-1. Andrew Velazquez also cleared the fence, while […]

Fukuoka – Munetaka Murakami homered twice and drove in six runs to power the Central League-leading Tokyo Yakult Swallows to a 7-4 interleague title-clinching win over the Pacific League’s Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Saturday. The Swallows improved to 13-4 in the annual interleague session, when each team plays six three-game […]

Shohei Ohtani threw seven strong innings, hit a two-run homer and got a big boost from slumping teammate Andrew Velazquez as the Los Angeles Angels snapped a franchise-record 14-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. Ohtani (4-4) limited the damage to one run […]

Fukuoka – Colin Rea threw his second shutout in Japan and his first of the season as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the Central League’s Hanshin Tigers 4-0 in interleague play Thursday to maintain their half-game lead in the Pacific League. Rea (4-3) allowed five hits and a walk while […]

The Kansas City Royals’ offense limited Yusei Kikuchi to the shortest outing of his four-year Major League Baseball career in an 8-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Kikuchi was knocked out after two-thirds of an inning in the series finale at Kauffman Stadium, allowing three runs on […]

Osaka – Munetaka Murakami made up for a base-running mistake by singling in the tie-breaking run in the Central League-leading Tokyo Yakult Swallows’ 6-3 interleague win over the Pacific League’s Orix Buffaloes on Wednesday. The Swallows came from two runs down to even their three-game series at Osaka Dome against […]

The Los Angeles Angels fired manager Joe Maddon on Tuesday amid the team’s franchise record-breaking losing streak. Third base coach Phil Nevin was named the interim manager ahead of Tuesday night’s game against the visiting Boston Red Sox. The Angels went on to lose that game 6-5, pushing their losing […]

Shota Imanaga became the 85th pitcher to throw a no-hitter in Nippon Professional Baseball on Tuesday as the DeNA BayStars won 2-0 to send the Nippon Ham Fighters to their fifth straight interleague defeat. Imanaga (3-0) issued only one walk in a 117-pitch outing at Sapporo Dome, striking out nine […]

Despite fielding a vaunted lineup, featuring such talent as the reigning American League MVP Shohei Ohtani as well as perennial slugger Mike Trout, the Los Angeles Angels extended their losing streak on Monday as they dropped their 12th straight game. With Ohtani going 1-for-4 in the opener of their four-game […]

Adam Walker is not having much trouble with the NPB learning curve — or NPB fastballs, sliders or anything else lately. Walker hit a change-up out of the park against the Chiba Lotte Marines on Sunday, capping a week during which he was among the hottest hitters in Japan. Unable […]