4/16/2011: Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Koji Uehara
by Gen on Apr.16, 2011 @ 3:37 pm, under MLB
Games from the 15th:
KC Royals 6 - Seattle Mariners 5
Ichiro Suzuki started in right and batted first. He went 2-for-5: double to right (run scored), ground out to the pitcher, fly out to left, RBI single to left, RBI ground out to second. Ichiro also extended his consecutive multi-hit game at Kauffman Stadium to 10 games, breaking George Brett's previous record of 9.
Detroit Tigers 8 - Oakland A's 4
Hideki Matsui was the starting DH and batted fifth. He went 0-for-4: GIDP, line out to short, strikeout swinging, pop out to second.
Cleveland Indians 8 - Baltimore Orioles 2
Koji Uehara entered the game in the 8th, with the Orioles down 8-1, and tossed a shutout inning in relief. Final line: 1 IP, 3 BF, 5-3 NP-S, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR.
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Trenton Thunder 8 - Harrisburg Senators 1
Kei Igawa entered the game in the 7th, with Trenton up 8-1, and tossed 3 shutout innings in relief. Final line: 3 IP, 10 BF, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR.
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Junichi Tazawa started a minor league exhibition game in Fort Myers on the 15th and tossed 2 shutout innings while allowing just 1 hit.
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Ryota Igarashi told reporters on the 15th that he surprisingly felt great despite pitching in both games of a double-header the day before.
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Bobby Valentine, with the help from Americares, has shipped US$525,000 (~44.6M yen) in medical supplies to northern Japan. Valentine is also planning on holding a fundraiser on 6/18 in Stamford. (via Nikkan Sports)
