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Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa recorded three-hit games as the Houston Astros roughed up Los Angeles Angels ace right-hander Shohei Ohtani in their 10-5 home victory on Friday. The Astros saddled Ohtani (9-2), the American League Most Valuable Player front-runner, with his first loss since May 28, a […]

Kobe – The Chiba Lotte Marines maintained their slim Pacific League lead after Takashi Ogino hit a ninth-inning home run and closer Naoya Masuda pitched out of a tight spot to secure a 2-2 tie with the second-place Orix Buffaloes on Thursday. The teams split the three-game series at Hotto […]

San Diego – Yu Darvish earned the win Wednesday in a bounce-back start, striking out seven over six innings of one-run ball as the San Diego Padres held off the Los Angeles Angels 8-5. Darvish (8-9) held the Angels to one run, three hits and a walk at Petco Park […]

The first Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony in over two years was worth the wait for New York Yankees icon Derek Jeter, who was honored in Cooperstown, New York, on Wednesday. Jeter, who was enshrined along with Larry Walker, Ted Simmons and former players union executive director Marvin Miller, […]

Kobe – Emergency call-up Seiichiro Oshita came to the rescue as the Orix Buffaloes rallied from a late deficit to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 4-3 on Tuesday and supplant them as Pacific League leaders. Two days after surrendering first place to the Marines, Orix was without Adam Jones, who […]

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Yoshitomo Tsutsugo hits a two run single against the Detroit Tigers during the seventh inning at PNC Park. | USA TODAY / VIA REUTERS Los Angeles – Yoshitomo Tsutsugo continued to deliver at the plate Monday for the Pittsburgh Pirates, driving in a pair of runs […]

Chicago – Yoshitomo Tsutsugo homered in a second straight game for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, blasting a solo shot in the first inning of an 11-8 loss to the Chicago Cubs. The 29-year-old slugger got hold of a 2-1 changeup from Cubs starter Zach Davies and cleared the fence […]

Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani blasted his MLB lead-extending 43rd home run Saturday, a three-run shot in the sixth inning steering the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-1 win over the Texas Rangers. A day after throwing his MLB-high 117 pitches and hitting 100 miles (161 kilometers) per hour from […]

Shohei Ohtani allowed only a two-run homer while throwing a career-high 117 pitches over seven innings, and the Los Angeles Angels edged the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Friday night at Anaheim, California. Ohtani (9-1), the AL MVP front-runner, allowed seven hits and two walks while striking out eight, but he […]

Fukuoka – Kodai Senga struck out eight over seven innings as the Fukouka SoftBank Hawks ace pitched the defending Pacific League champs to a 5-2 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Thursday. Senga (4-1) allowed two runs at Fukuoka’s PayPay Dome, but none before he held a 5-0 […]