KITAHIROSHIMA, Hokkaido – Shingo Ishikawa delivered a pinch-hit tiebreaking single in the seventh inning against his first pro team, leading the Chiba Lotte Marines to a 3-2 Pacific League win Saturday over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. With the game tied 2-2 and runners on the corners with two outs, […]
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Kodai Senga strikes out 12 as Mets rally past Diamondbacks
New York Mets rookie Kodai Senga (7-5) matched his career best of 12 strikeouts while tossing a career-high eight innings in his team’s 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Wednesday night. Francisco Alvarez hit a tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning and Mark Canha […]
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Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto puzzling and glaring omission from All-Star roster
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is not a Pacific League All-Star this year — at least not yet. Of all the snubs from the Central and Pacific League rosters for NPB’s All-Star games this season, Yamamoto is the biggest by a wide margin. So much so that calling it just a snub does […]
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Shohei Ohtani suffers fourth loss as Padres beat Angels
SAN DIEGO – Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani suffered his fourth loss of the season Tuesday, giving up five runs in five-plus innings against the San Diego Padres. The Padres won the game 8-5. Ohtani (7-4) left the mound in the sixth because of a right middle finger […]
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Yuma Tongu homers twice, gets 6 RBIs as Orix regains PL lead
Yuma Tongu homered twice, the first a grand slam, to drive in six runs as the Orix Buffaloes beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 9-7 on Tuesday. The win, coupled with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks’ 10-3 loss to the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, moved the Buffaloes back into first place […]
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Yuma Tongu homers twice and gets 6 RBIs as Orix regains PL lead
Yuma Tongu homered twice, the first a grand slam, to drive in six runs as the Orix Buffaloes beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 9-7 on Tuesday. The win, coupled with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks’ 10-3 loss to the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, moved the Buffaloes back into first place […]
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Home run leader Shohei Ohtani named June’s AL Player of the Month
New York – Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been named American League Player of the Month for June as he continues to pace the majors in home runs, Major League Baseball said Monday. Ohtani, who hit .394 with 15 home runs and 29 RBIs as a designated […]
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Shohei Ohtani named to All-Star roster as pitcher after also earning spot as DH
New York – Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani was named to the American League pitching staff as the full rosters for MLB’s All-Star game were released on Sunday. A combined 23 pitchers and reserves were named to the American and National League teams that will meet in Seattle […]
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Shohei Ohtani’s start against Padres pushed back due to cracked nail
Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been playing with a cracked fingernail but will have his next pitching start pushed back from Monday to Tuesday, manager Phil Nevin said Saturday. “We think it’s going to be fine,” Nevin said of Ohtani’s nail on his middle finger. Ohtani (7-3, […]
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Masashi Ito outduels Tomoyuki Sugano to lead Tigers past Giants
Masashi Ito won a pitchers’ duel with Yomiuri Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano Saturday to lead the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers to a 3-0 victory. Ito (3-2) threw seven scoreless innings and left with a 1-0 lead thanks to Yusuke Oyama’s 10th home run off Sugano (1-2) in the fourth inning. […]