TOKOROZAWA, SAITAMA PREF. – Rookie Hayato Yuge got his second professional win Tuesday, throwing seven strong innings as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles thrashed the Seibu Lions 10-0. The 25-year-old southpaw received plenty of support from the Eagles batters, who racked up 15 hits and grabbed the lead in the […]
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Power surge lifts Yankees past Orioles; Masahiro Tanaka gets no-decision
BALTIMORE – Sometimes, baseball isn’t all that mystifying. Match a hard-hitting lineup against an inexperienced pitching staff, put them both in a small ballpark, and the result is quite predictable. Such is the case when the New York Yankees face the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. The Yankees hit five […]
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Yuji Nishino makes successful return as starter in Marines’ victory over Eagles
SENDAI – Yuji Nishino got the win in his first start in two years, as the Chiba Lotte Marines overpowered the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 8-1 on Monday. Daichi Suzuki went 2-for-4 to lead a balanced Marines attack that saw seven different batters combine for nine hits. After being picked […]
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Darvish overcomes illness to lead Cubs past Brewers
CHICAGO – After a frustrating start with the Chicago Cubs, Yu Darvish is starting to live up to his big free-agent contract. Darvish pitched five effective innings, Jason Heyward drove in three runs and the Cubs beat the slumping Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Sunday to sweep their weekend series. Heyward […]
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Central League set up for exciting race to finish line
Things looked so simple in the Central League at the All-Star break. The Yomiuri Giants were in first place when the second half started on July 15, with the closest object to them in the rearview mirror 9½ games back. But, as they say, life comes at you fast. Whatever […]
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Four Astros pitchers combine for no-hitter against Mariners
HOUSTON – After losing 13 decisions in a row with Toronto, Aaron Sanchez was looking for a fresh start and a way to turn things around in his move to the Houston Astros. But even with their history of improving the performance of pitchers, it would have been hard to […]
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Fighters avoid sweep with win over first-place Hawks
SAPPORO – Bryan Rodriguez allowed one run over five innings, and Haruki Nishikawa put Hokkaido Nippon Ham ahead with a two-run double as the Fighters beat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4-3 in the Pacific League on Sunday. The win lifted the second-place Fighters to within 2½ games of the Hawks, […]
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Buffaloes’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto fans 10 in dominant performance against Lions
OSAKA – Yoshinobu Yamamoto cruised through eight innings before giving up a late run, leading the Orix Buffaloes to a 4-1win over the Seibu Lions on Saturday afternoon. With extremely sharp command of his fastball and cutter, the 20-year-old kept hitters from putting the barrel of their bats on the […]
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Astros blast four homers off Mariners’ Yusei Kikuchi
HOUSTON – Despite not having his best pitch, Wade Miley found a way to get another win on a night on which he got a boost by a huge offensive effort by the Houston Astros. Miley pitched six strong innings and the Astros backed him up with a season-high six […]
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Fastball-throwing fan signs with A’s
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – A baseball fan signed on Friday with the Oakland Athletics after throwing a 154-kph fastball at a radar-monitored pitching booth for spectators. Nathan Patterson, 23, who played baseball in high school but did not pursue a college career, hurled his blisteringly quick pitch during a challenge for […]