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A three-run error triggered a seven-run inning and sparked the fourth-place Hiroshima Carp to an 11-7 win over the Central League-leading Tokyo Yakult Swallows that threw the pennant race into confusion on Thursday. Hiroshima’s win at Jingu Stadium kept its slim playoff hopes alive and threw a lifeline to the […]

Los Angeles – The Atlanta Braves routed the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros handed out another drubbing to the Boston Red Sox as both teams moved within one victory of the World Series on Wednesday. One day after giving up the lead late and suffering an agonizing loss […]

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture – The Central League-leading Tokyo Yakult Swallows tied the second-place Hanshin Tigers 0-0 in a scintillating pitcher’s duel on Wednesday that trimmed Yakult’s magic number to clinch the pennant to three. In the final regular-season meeting between the clubs, Tigers right-hander Joe Gunkel was razor sharp as […]

Aaron Boone will return to manage the New York Yankees in 2022. Boone will receive a three-year deal with an option after leading the Yankees to the postseason in each of his four seasons in New York, the team announced Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed. “We have a person […]

Tokorozawa, Saitama Pref. – Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka said Tuesday he is glad he can end his 23-year baseball career still loving the game. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner pitched one last time for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his […]

Seiya Suzuki is on a different level right now. Suzuki was already on the short list of players you could call the best in Japan, but the Hiroshima Carp’s star outfielder has found another gear during the second half of the season. Suzuki has been on top of his game […]

Boston – Following a flat start to his first major league postseason, Hirokazu Sawamura got the job done on Monday, helping the Boston Red Sox rout the Houston Astros 12-3 and take a 2-1 lead in the American League Championship Series. The right-handed reliever took the mound in the ninth […]

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. – Rookie Masashi Ito hurled seven innings of four-hit ball Monday as the Hanshin Tigers edged the Hiroshima Carp 2-1 to move within 2½ games of the Central League lead. Ito (9-7) struck out five without issuing a walk in a 90-pitch effort at Koshien Stadium as […]

Eddie Rosario hit a line drive up the middle to score Dansby Swanson and give the Atlanta Braves their second straight walk-off win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday. The Braves, who had to rally from two-runs down twice to […]

Rookie Yutaro Watanabe threw six scoreless innings, and Takeya Nakamura launched a two-run home run for the Seibu Lions, who survived a late rally to beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 6-5 on Sunday. Watanabe (4-4) exited with the fifth-place Lions in command 6-0 at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi as […]