2013 Nippon Professional Baseball Regular Season
by Gen on Apr.06, 2013 @ 12:41 am, under NPB
| Yomiuri Gm Summaries Team News |
Chunichi Gm Summaries Team News |
Yakult Gm Summaries Team News |
Hiroshima Gm Summaries Team News |
Hanshin Gm Summaries Team News |
Yokohama Gm Summaries Team News |
| Nippon Ham Gm Summaries Team News |
Seibu Gm Summaries Team News |
Softbank Gm Summaries Team News |
Rakuten Gm Summaries Team News |
Lotte Gm Summaries Team News |
Orix Gm Summaries Team News |
Roster Changes are updated daily.
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2013 Season Standings
Central League
| Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS | RA | HR | SB | AVG | ERA | |
| 1 | Yomiuri | 43 | 27 | 14 | 2 | .659 | - | 183 | 142 | 48 | 20 | .255 | 3.06 |
| 2 | Hanshin | 43 | 25 | 17 | 1 | .595 | 2.5 | 180 | 149 | 28 | 29 | .263 | 3.04 |
| 3 | Chunichi | 44 | 20 | 24 | 0 | .455 | 8.5 | 173 | 189 | 28 | 20 | .247 | 4.05 |
| 4 | Yokohama | 43 | 19 | 24 | 0 | .442 | 9.0 | 186 | 208 | 40 | 18 | .261 | 4.54 |
| 5 | Hiroshima | 42 | 18 | 23 | 1 | .439 | 9.0 | 156 | 158 | 19 | 50 | .254 | 3.29 |
| 6 | Yakult | 43 | 18 | 25 | 0 | .419 | 10.0 | 158 | 187 | 36 | 18 | .233 | 3.85 |
Pacific League
| Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS | RA | HR | SB | AVG | ERA | |
| 1 | Lotte | 41 | 24 | 17 | 0 | .585 | - | 160 | 158 | 24 | 23 | .264 | 3.53 |
| 2 | Seibu | 42 | 23 | 19 | 0 | .548 | 1.5 | 189 | 149 | 23 | 33 | .268 | 3.01 |
| 3 | Rakuten | 40 | 21 | 19 | 0 | .525 | 2.5 | 179 | 187 | 29 | 16 | .260 | 4.49 |
| 4 | Softbank | 42 | 20 | 22 | 0 | .476 | 4.5 | 162 | 151 | 34 | 24 | .255 | 3.28 |
| 5 | Orix | 40 | 19 | 21 | 0 | .475 | 4.5 | 152 | 157 | 31 | 20 | .265 | 3.41 |
| 6 | Nippon Ham | 41 | 16 | 25 | 0 | .390 | 8.0 | 144 | 187 | 35 | 30 | .253 | 4.25 |
[5/20/2013] Norichika Aoki, Kyuji Fujikawa, Hideki Okajima, Junichi Tazawa
by Gen on May.20, 2013 @ 2:40 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hideki Okajima, Junichi Tazawa, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Kyuji Fujikawa, Norichika Aoki
From May 19:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 2 @ STL 4 | RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | Batted lead-off. BB (PO/CS), 1B8, 1B8 (R), 1B7, G6. Twelfth multi-hit, fifth three-hit, game of the month. |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | DNP | ||||||||||
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DNP | There are currently no immediate plans to promote Nakajima. [Sponichi 5/20/2013] | |||||||||
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | DNP | ||||||||||
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | NOZ 2 @ FRE 4 | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .331 | Batted lead-off. G4, G4, F7, 1B6 (SB). |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: May 21 vs Athletics | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | NYM 4 @ CHC 3 | 22-15 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 | Entered the game in the top of the 8th with the score tied at three. (L, 1-1). |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 20 vs Indians | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: May 22 vs Orioles | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | KCA 3 @ OAK 4 | 16-7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | Entered the game in the top of the 7th with Oakland down 3-2. (IBB 1). |
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | BOS 5 @ MIN 1 | 16-12 | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.79 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 9th with Boston up 5-1. |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | BOS 5 @ MIN 1 | 23-14 | 6 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.04 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Boston up 3-1. |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DNP |
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Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Chiba Lotte Marines (May 20, 2013)
by Gen on May.20, 2013 @ 4:05 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Tags: Chiba Lotte Marines, Hiroshima Carp
Hiroshima Carp vs Chiba Lotte Marines @ QVC Marine Field - 18:15
Starters: Maeda, Kenta (HIR) 4-1, 0.64 - Nishino, Yuji (LOT) 4-1, 2.53
Chunichi Dragons vs Fukuoka Softbank Hawks (May 20, 2013)
by Gen on May.20, 2013 @ 4:04 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Tags: Chunichi Dragons, Softbank Hawks
Chunichi Dragons vs Softbank Hawks @ YafuOku Dome - 18:00
Starters: Cabrera, Daniel (CHU) 4-1, 2.30 - Padilla, Vicente (SOF) 0-1, 5.40
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Orix Buffaloes (May 20, 2013)
by Gen on May.20, 2013 @ 4:03 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Tags: Orix Buffaloes, Yokohama Bay Stars
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Orix Buffaloes @ Kyocera Dome - 18:00
Starters: Miura, Daisuke (YOK) 2-3, 4.28 - Dickson, Brandon (ORI) 4-1, 2.22
Hanshin Tigers vs Saitama Seibu Lions (May 20, 2013)
by Gen on May.20, 2013 @ 4:02 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Tags: Hanshin Tigers, Seibu Lions
Hanshin Tigers vs Seibu Lions @ Seibu Dome - 18:00
Starters: Standridge, Jason (HAN) 3-3, 1.52 - Kikuchi, Yusei (SEI) 4-1, 1.12
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (May 20, 2013)
by Gen on May.20, 2013 @ 4:01 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Tags: Rakuten Eagles, Yakult Swallows
Yakult Swallows vs Rakuten Eagles @ Kleenex Stadium - 18:00
Starters: Muranaka, Kyohei (YAK) 3-2, 2.81 - Tomura, Kenji (RAK)
Yomiuri Giants vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (May 20, 2013)
by Gen on May.20, 2013 @ 4:00 am, under Game Summaries, NPB
Tags: Nippon Ham Fighters, Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants vs Nippon Ham Fighters @ Sapporo Dome - 18:00
Starters: Sugiuchi, Toshiya (YOM) 3-1, 2.68 - Kisanuki, Hiroshi (HAM) 3-2, 3.92
[5/19/2013] Seibu, Softbank, Rakuten
by Gen on May.20, 2013 @ 2:45 am, under NPB
Tags: Rakuten Eagles, Seibu Lions, Softbank Hawks
Seibu Lions
Hideaki Wakui will reportedly head to the bullpen after another rough start on Sunday.
Source: Sanspo 5/19/2013
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A forty-one-year-old man was arrested after allegedly hitting a thirty-four-year-old man in the right side of the face in the bathroom on the first base side at Seibu Dome at around 3:00pm on Sunday. A game was in progress. Both men were reportedly Hanshin fans.
Source: Nikkan Sports 5/19/2013
Softbank Hawks
Toru Hosokawa jammed his right thumb during Kazuhiro Wada's at bat in the top of the 5th inning of Sunday's game against Chunichi. He was later replaced by a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the 5th and taken to a hospital in Fukuoka for an examination. No serious damage was found.
Hosokawa also jammed his right pinky in the 3rd inning.
Source: Nikkan Sports 5/19/2013
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Hiroyuki Kawahara will be sent back down to Ni-gun for more work.
Source: Nikkan Sports 5/19/2013
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Vicente Padilla joined the Ichi-gun team for workouts on Sunday. He will start Monday's game against Chunichi at YafuOku Dome.
Kenji Otonari is scheduled to start Thursday's (May 23) game against Yokohama at YafuOku Dome.
Source: Sponichi 5/19/2013
Rakuten Eagles
Takashi Saito was examined at a hospital in Sendai on Sunday. Tests came back negative for muscle damage or bleeding.
Source: Sponichi 5/19/2013
JWBL: South Dione takes Saitama Koshigaya Tournament
by Gen on May.20, 2013 @ 2:01 am, under Women's Baseball
Tags: Japan Women's Baseball League, Tiara Cup
South Dione won the Saitama Koshigaya Tournament by blanking East Astraia 1-0. North Reia and West Flora ended in a third place tie after their game ended in a 3-3 tie. Mika Miyahara (DIO) was named Most Impressive Player -- recorded a shutout victory in the 1st Round and a save in the Finals; also recorded the game-winning hit in the Finals game. Mari Yamazaki (REI) was given the JTB Award -- hit a game-tying, three-run double in the 5th inning of the Third Place Playoff Game.
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May 18 - Game 1 - 11:00
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Flora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Dione | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Box Score - YouTube - Highlights
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May 18 - Game 2 - 13:20
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Reia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Astraia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1x | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Box Score - YouTube - Highlights
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May 19 - Game 1 - 17:01
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Dione | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Astraia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Box Score - YouTube - Highlights
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May 19 - Game 2 - 19:00
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Reia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Flora | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
* Game ended in a tie because the game remained tied after passing the one hour forty-five minute mark.
Box Score - YouTube - Highlights
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Tiara Cup Standings
| Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | Cups | |
| 1 | South Dione | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 3 |
| 2 | East Astraia | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 2 |
| 3 | North Reia | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .444 | 0 |
| 4 | West Flora | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .300 | 0 |
[5/19/2013] Seibu Lions: Ryo Sakata to miss two to three months with dislocated shoulder
by Gen on May.19, 2013 @ 11:10 pm, under NPB
Tags: Ryo Sakata, Seibu Lions
Ryo Sakata hurt his left shoulder while sliding into second on a stolen base attempt in the 3rd inning. Sakata was replaced by a pinch-runner and taken to the hospital for an examination. Tests revealed a dislocated left shoulder. He will require about two to three months for a full recovery.
Source: Nikkan Sports 5/19/2013