Kenji Akashi hit a tie-breaking eighth-inning pinch-hit RBI triple as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks came from a run down in a 3-1 interleague win over the Yomiuri Giants that lifted them into first place in the Pacific League on Tuesday. The Giants’ loss at Tokyo Dome dropped them three games […]
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Angels’ Shohei Ohtani homers twice during loss against Blue Jays
Anaheim, California – The Los Angles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani hit a home run in each of his first two at-bats in a 25-hit slugfest on Sunday, but it was not enough to stop the Toronto Blue Jays from winning a high-scoring affair 11-10. Ohtani scored the game’s opening run with […]
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Dragons’ Taiki Mitsumata gets better of Orix ace in interleague win
Osaka – Taiki Mitsumata won a David-versus-Goliath battle with Japan’s Tokyo Olympic ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, singling in the go-ahead run in the Chunichi Dragons’ 4-1 interleague win over the Orix Buffaloes on Saturday. The 30-year-old Mitsumata, who has spent the bulk of his 12 pro baseball seasons toiling in the […]
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Pirates move Yoshitomo Tsutsugo to injured list with back strain
San Diego, California – The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Friday they have placed infielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo on the 10-day injured list with a lumbar muscle strain. Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said he was unsure whether the Japanese slugger would need more than the minimum 10 days to recover after trying to […]
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Shohei Ohtani strikes outs 10 in uneven start during loss to Blue Jays
Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani allowed five runs and struck out 10 batters in an uneven outing as the Los Angeles Angels suffered a 6-3 series-opening defeat to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. Ohtani (3-3) took the loss against the Blue Jays at Angel Stadium, yielding six hits, including […]
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Ginji Akaminai drives in run in ninth to lift Eagles
Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture – Haruki Nishikawa threw out a runner at the plate in the eighth and pinch-hitter Ginji Akaminai singled in the only run in the ninth as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles beat the Central League’s last-place Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in interleague on Thursday. With the […]
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Padres’ Yu Darvish takes loss despite strong start against Brewers
San Diego – Yu Darvish turned in another quality start but a lack of run support led to his second loss of the 2022 campaign as the San Diego Padres were defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Wednesday. Darvish (4-2) was tagged with the loss in the series finale […]
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Kazuma Okamoto drives in five runs to lead Giants past Buffaloes
Kazuma Okamoto homered for the second straight night and drove in five runs as the Central League’s Yomiuri Giants improved to 2-0 in interleague play with a 5-3 win over the defending Pacific League champion Orix Buffaloes on Wednesday. Okamoto, the Giants’ cleanup hitter, overturned a two-run first-inning deficit at […]
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Is the next Shohei Ohtani already in NPB?
Akira Neo might follow in Shohei Ohtani’s footsteps. At least that was among the prevailing narratives after the Chunichi Dragons outfielder made his pitching debut last week. Neo only pitched in mop-up duty in the eighth inning of a blowout, but that was enough to fan the flames of the […]
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Eagles’ Masahiro Tanaka takes loss against Tigers in Koshien return
Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. – The Hanshin Tigers spoiled Masahiro Tanaka’s return to iconic Koshien Stadium outside Osaka on Tuesday as the Central League’s bottom club beat the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1-0 in the interleague action opener. Former New York Yankee Tanaka (4-3) became a household name in […]