Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. – Aaron Wilkerson won a pitchers’ duel against fellow new import Matt Shoemaker as the Hanshin Tigers earned a 2-1 victory on Saturday over the Yomiuri Giants, who dropped out of the Central League’s top spot. Wilkerson (3-2) threw seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and a […]
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Pitching Ninja growing game one ‘filthy’ pitch at a time
Rob Friedman, a 55-year-old lawyer, was as surprised as anyone when Yu Darvish reached out to him for pitching advice. On the surface, Friedman is an unlikely candidate to have the ear of one of the world’s best pitchers. He has never pitched in MLB nor coached on that level. […]
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Darvish picks up fourth win with seven shutout frames for Padres
Philadelphia – Yu Darvish threw seven shutout innings without issuing a single walk to earn his fourth straight win as the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Thursday. Darvish (4-1) struck out five and allowed six hits, all on singles, as he threw a season-high 108 pitches […]
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Swallows beat Tigers to remain in first place
Tetsuto Yamada hit a pair of RBI doubles and right-hander Yasuhiro Ogawa threw seven innings as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the Hanshin Tigers 3-0 to retain their hold on first place in the Central League on Thursday. The win preserved the Swallows’ slim lead over the Yomiuri Giants, who […]
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Rangers sweep Angels; Shohei Ohtani gets no decision
Arlington – Shohei Ohtani tossed his third straight quality start, but the Los Angeles Angels allowed the Texas Rangers to come back to win the game 6-5 in 10 innings and sweep the three-game series at Globe Life Park on Wednesday. Ohtani was not involved in the decision as he […]
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Junya Nishi leads Tigers at plate and from mound in win over Swallows
Junya Nishi returned to his slugging past as he belted his first home run while throwing his first complete game as a pro in the Hanshin Tigers’ 8-1 Central League win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Wednesday. At Jingu Stadium, Nishi (2-0) belted a two-run second-inning home run, one […]
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Giants score three ninth-inning runs in walk-off over Carp
Utsunomiya – The Yomiuri Giants scored three runs in the ninth inning as they walked off with a 3-2 win over the Hiroshima Carp in the Central League Tuesday. Two singles and a walk off Hiroshima starter Atsushi Endo (2-3) loaded the bases with no out at Utsunomiya Kiyohara Stadium. […]
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Jays’ Yusei Kikuchi wins against his former Mariners teammates
Toronto – Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi pitched six innings of one-hit ball as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Monday. Playing against his former team, Kikuchi (2-1) walked three and struck out six of the 22 batters he faced at Rogers Center in his seventh start […]
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Shohei Ohtani homers again to help Angels top A’s
Oakland – Shohei Ohtani crushed a two-run homer for the second straight game, giving the Los Angeles Angels an early lead in their 4-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. A day after becoming the third Japanese player ever to reach 100 home runs in MLB, Ohtani sent No. […]
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Reds lose to Pirates despite allowing no hits
The Cincinnati Reds can’t seem to get a win no matter what. Reds rookie pitcher Hunter Greene took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and reliever Art Warren didn’t give up a hit either, but the Pittsburgh Pirates still eked out a run for a 1-0 victory that saw the […]