Anaheim, California – Texas Rangers rookie Kohei Arihara held former teammate Shohei Ohtani hitless in two at-bats Monday on the way to his second major league win in a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Arihara and Ohtani played together for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan’s Pacific […]
Temps de lecture : 9 Minutes
Carter Stewart Jr. takes important first step in NPB
There were two 2021 debuts that merited attention in NPB on Saturday. One was the return of Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who stepped back on an NPB mound for the first time since 2013. The other was a relief appearance by Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pitcher Carter Stewart […]
Temps de lecture : 9 Minutes
Carter Stewart takes important first step in NPB
There were two 2021 debuts that merited attention in NPB on Saturday. One was the return of Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who stepped back on an NPB mound for the first time since 2013. The other was a relief appearance by Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pitcher Carter Stewart […]
Temps de lecture : 3 Minutes
Joe Gunkel wins fourth game as Tigers continue to roll
Second-year Hanshin Tigers import Joe Gunkel allowed a run over six innings to improve to 4-0 as the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers held off the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 10-7 on Sunday. Gunkel struck out six while allowing a walk and five hits. He credited his teammates for his fourth straight […]
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Yu Darvish loses pitchers’ duel with Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw
San Diego – Yu Darvish threw seven innings of one-hit, one-run ball Saturday but took his first loss of the season as the Los Angeles Dodgers shut out the San Diego Padres 2-0. The Japanese right-hander struck out nine in a pitching duel with three-time Cy Young Award-winning Dodgers ace […]
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Masahiro Tanaka has plenty to contemplate after rough NPB return
Masahiro Tanaka didn’t have the return to Japan he’d hoped for, but it was an important first step nonetheless. Tanaka was back on an NPB mound for the first time since 2013 and was given a rough welcome by the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Saturday afternoon at Tokyo Dome. […]
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Fighters find enough power to spoil Masahiro Tanaka’s return to Japan
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters rediscovered some of their missing power in time to welcome Masahiro Tanaka back to Japan. Sho Nakata hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Kazunari Ishii went deep in the second and the Fighters spoiled Tanaka’s season debut with a 4-1 win over the […]
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Ryoya Kurihara, Livan Moinelo step up in Hawks’ win over Buffaloes
Ryoya Kurihara’s two-run fifth-inning double capped a rally by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in a 4-3 Pacific League victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Thursday. With closer Yuito Mori sidelined, ace middle reliever Livan Moinelo worked around a pair of one-out singles in the ninth inning to lock down the […]
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White Sox lefty Carlos Rodon tosses no-hitter against Indians
Los Angeles – Left-hander Carlos Rodon threw the 20th no-hitter in Chicago White Sox history, striking out seven batters in an 8-0 rout of the Cleveland Indians in the Windy City on Wednesday. The 28-year-old, who lost his bid for a perfect game with one out in the ninth inning, […]
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Rangers rookie Kohei Arihara gets first MLB win
St. Petersburg, Florida – Texas Rangers rookie Kohei Arihara pitched 5⅔ scoreless innings to record his first major league win in the visitors’ 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night. At Tropicana Field, Arihara (1-1), who was 0-1 after two starts this season and pitching on four […]