[5/24/2013] Munenori Kawasaki, Kyuji Fujikawa, Junichi Tazawa
by Gen on May.24, 2013 @ 6:10 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Junichi Tazawa, Kyuji Fujikawa, Munenori Kawasaki
From May 23:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | DNP | ||||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | BAL 6 @ TOR 12 | SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .214 | Batted ninth. G4, Fo2, BB (R), G4, G3. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DNP | Reinstated, optioned to Triple-A Sacramento. [CSNBayArea.com 5/23/2013] | |||||||||
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | DNP | ||||||||||
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | DNP |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: May 27 vs Diamondbacks. | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | CHC 2 @ PIT 4 | 12-8 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.10 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Chicago down 4-2. |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 26 vs Rangers | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | |||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | CLE 12 @ BOS 3 | 8-6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.66 | Entered the game in the top of the 8th with Boston down 12-3. |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DNP |
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Scott Littlefield (Texas Rangers, Special Assistant, Scouting) was at Thursday's Yakult vs Nippon Ham game at Sapporo Dome. [Sponichi 5/24/2013]
Scouts from the San Diego Padres attended Thursday's game between Hanshin and Lotte at QVC Marine. [Sanspo 5/24/2013]
[5/23/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Hiroki Kuroda, Koji Uehara
by Gen on May.23, 2013 @ 11:59 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroki Kuroda, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yoshinori Tateyama
From May 22:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | LAD 9 @ MIL 2 | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .329 | Batted lead-off. 1B7, E6, GIDP, 1B6 (R). |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TBA 3 @ TOR 4 | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .225 | Battted ninth. Fo1, Ks, G5, G4. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | NOZ 2 @ SRC 0 | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | Batted second. 1B9, F9, 1B8, G5. Has hit safely in four straight games. | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 3 @ BAL 6 | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | Batted seventh. 1B8, F7, L9, F8. In the middle of af four-game hitting streak. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | ORH 7 @ FRE 3 | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | Batted lead-off. 1B4 (R), F9, G6, GIDP. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: May 27 vs Diamondbacks. | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 26 vs Rangers | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | NYY 3 @ BAL 6 | 55-35 | 14 | 2.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.67 | Left the game in the bottom of the 3rd with runners on first and third, no out, and Baltimore up 3-1. (L, 6-3). Left the game with a bruised right falk. He is not expected to miss his next start. [CBSSports 5/22/2013] |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | LVG 9 @ IOW 4 | 27-18 | 8 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | Entered the game in the top of the 8th with Iowa down 8-4. |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | REN 9 @ RRE 2 | 29-20 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.14 | Entered the game in the top of the 7th with Round Round down 6-0. |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | BOS 6 @ CWS 2 | 9-7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.93 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Boston up 4-1. (H, 10). |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DNP |
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[5/22/2013] Norichika Aoki, Munenori Kawasaki, Yu Darvish, Tsuyoshi Wada
by Gen on May.22, 2013 @ 3:24 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Tsuyoshi Wada, Yu Darvish
From May 21:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | LAD 2 @ MIL 5 | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .325 | Batted lead-off. G5, BB, F9, 1B3. Made a nice diving catch in the 8th inning. |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TBA 4 @ TOR 3 | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .237 | Batted ninth. G1, G6, 1B8 (R), BB. Helped turn four double plays. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | NOZ 4 @ SRC 3 | 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | Batted second. G3, G5, F8, 2B9 (R), F9. | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | DNP | ||||||||||
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | DNP |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | OAK 1 @ TEX 0 | 101-56 | 25 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2.84 | Left the game with Texas down 1-0. (HBP 1). (L, 7-2). Turned a double play on a sac bunt attempt in the 5th. |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 26 vs Rangers | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: May 22 vs Orioles | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | ||||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DUB 3 @ NOR 2 | 83-47 | 21 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.63 | Left the game in the top of the 5th with the bases loaded, no out, and no score. (WP 1, HBP 1). (L, 0-1). |
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The San Diego Padres will reportedly send scouts to tonight's Hiroshima-Seibu game at Seibu Dome. They may be checking on Seibu pitcher Kazuhisa Makita.
Source: Sponichi 5/22/2013
[5/21/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Hisashi Iwakuma, Daisuke Matsuzaka
by Gen on May.21, 2013 @ 3:08 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yoshinori Tateyama
From May 20:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | LAD 3 @ MIL 1 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .325 | Batted lead-off. Fo5, G4 (RBI), F9, E6. |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TBA 5 @ TOR 7 | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .233 | Batted ninth. K (foul tip), G1, BB (R), 3B9 (RBI). |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | NOZ 2 @ SRC 3 | 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .250 | Batted second. BB, F4, 1B9 (RBI), SF8 (DP, RBI). | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 6 @ BAL 4 | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 | Batted seventh. F7, F6, Ks, 2B9 (R). |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | ORH 3 @ FRE 10 | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .322 | Batted lead-off. F7, F5, SF7 (RBI), F7, F9. |
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 | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | SEA 8 @ CLE 10 | 101-64 | 27 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2.37 | Left with the game tied at five. Committed a throwing error in the bottom of the 2nd. |
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: May 22 vs Orioles | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | AP update from CBSSports.com: The Indians expect right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka to be pitch again in the minor leagues within the next month after an oblique injury sidelined him. ... Indians vice president Ross Atkins said Sunday that the Japanese right-hander is progressing, and he believes Matsuzaka will be pitching again "in weeks, not months." [CBSSports 5/19/2013] | ||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | REN 0 @ RRE 4 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.68 | Entered the game in the top of the 9th with the bases loaded and two out. Struck out the one batter he faced to end the game. (S, 1). |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DNP |
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Italian bed maker Magniflex's sales rep in Japan, Flagsport, signed an official partnership agreement with MLB. Under the terms of the deal, Magniflex will be able to use the MLB logo and images of Norichika Aoki (in his Milwaukee uniform) in their PR materials.
Source: official announcement, Sanspo 5/21/2013
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The Boston Red Sox will begin offering stadium tours in Japanese. Tours will be held for groups. Advance notice is required.
Source: Sanspo 5/21/2013
[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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[5/19/2013] Norichika Aoki, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Yoshinori Tateyama, Takahiro Matsuka
by Gen on May.19, 2013 @ 2:27 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Kensuke Tanaka, Norichika Aoki, Takahiro Matsuka, Yoshinori Tateyama
From May 18:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 6 @ STL 4 | RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .323 | Batted lead-off. G5, 1B4 (R), BB (R), G3, 1B9. Eleventh multi-hit game of the month. |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | DNP | ||||||||||
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | ORH 3 @ SRC 6 | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | Batted second. F9, 1B5, HBP (R), F9. | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | DNP | ||||||||||
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | NOZ 3 @ FRE 6 | PH/2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | Entered the game as a pinch-hitter for Mike Kickham in the bottom of the 6th. Took over at second in the top of the 7th. Ks, G1. |
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 | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 20 vs Indians | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | |||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | CSP 5 @ RRE 6 | 36-23 | 9 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.79 | Entered the game in the top of the 5th Round Rock up 3-1. |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DNP |
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Matt Friedman (Gary SouthShore RailCats) dropped me with two updates on Takahiro Matsuka:
From May 18: Former Japanese Major Leaguer Takahiro Matsuka struggled in his American debut with the RailCats, hitting two batters and walking one while recording one out. [Box Score]
From May 19: The RailCats have made their first roster move of the regular season, signing right-handed pitcher Kyle Lindquist and placing former Japanese Major Leaguer Takahiro Matsuka on irrevocable waivers.
... Matsuka made his American debut on Friday night and lasted just 1/3 of an inning, giving up three runs and two earned. He hit two batters and walked one. Matsuka briefly pitched in the Japanese Major Leagues in 2009 and 2010, first with the Yokohoma Bay Stars and then the Nippon Ham Fighters.
[5/18/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Hiroki Kuroda, Kyuji Fujikawa
by Gen on May.18, 2013 @ 9:56 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroki Kuroda, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Kyuji Fujikawa, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish
From May 17:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 6 @ STL 7 | RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .318 | Batted lead-off. Ks, 1B7, 2B9 (R), 1B9. Fourth three-hit game of the month. |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 0 @ NYY 5 | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .229 | Batted ninth. BB (PO), F9, Ks. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | ORH 2 @ SRC 4 | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .229 | Batted second. G4, BB (R), BB, Ks. | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | TOR 0 @ NYY 5 | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | Batted eighth. G6, F7, 1B2 (bunt, R). |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | NOZ 1 @ FRE 6 | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .338 | Batted lead-off. G3, 3B9, BB, G1. |
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 ... Debates about whether Darvish threw too many pitches his last start. [ESPN, ESPN, SI.com, Bleacher Report, NBCSports HardballTalk] | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | NYM 3 @ CHC 2 | 12-7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.48 | Entered the game in the top of the 9th with Chicago down 3-2. |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 20 vs Indians | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | TOR 0 @ NYY 5 | 109-68 | 26 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.99 | Left the game with a 5-0 lead. (W, 6-2). |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | Was called up today. From SF Chronicle's Susan Slusser: Oakland also added reliever Hideki Okajima from Triple-A Sacramento this afternoon and designed (sic) struggling right-hander Chris Resop for assignment. Okajima, the former Red Sox lefty, has a 2.16 ERA this season, and 18 strikeouts and two walks in 16 2/3 innings. [SF Chronicle 5/17/2013] | ||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | TUC 9 @ IOW 8 | 9-5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | Entered the game in the top of the 9th with Iowa down 9-6. |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | BOS 3 @ MIN 2 | 16-10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.16 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 10th with Boston up 3-2. (S, 1). |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DNP |
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[5/17/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Yu Darvish, Junichi Tazawa
by Gen on May.17, 2013 @ 4:21 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Norichika Aoki, Tsuyoshi Wada, Yu Darvish
From May 16:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 1 @ PIT 7 | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .307 | Batted first. BB (CS), F9, G2, G4. |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | DNP | ||||||||||
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | ORH 7 @ SRC 2 | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | Batted second. G4, L8, Kl, 2B9. | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | SEA 3 @ NYY 2 | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .239 | Batted eighth. G4, F7, 1B8 (R), Ks. Snapped an 0-for-22 streak. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | DNP |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DET 4 @ TEX 10 | 130-90 | 32 | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2.97 | Darvish left the game with a 10-4 lead. (WP 1, IBB 1). (W, 7-1). |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 20 vs Indians | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: May 17 vs Blue Jays | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | BOS 4 @ TBA 3 | 25-20 | 8 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.95 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Boston down 3-1. (W, 3-2). |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | LHV 6 @ NOR 8 | 78-45 | 18 | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6.75 | Left the game with a 7-4 lead. (WP 1). ... Scheduled for another start at Triple-A Norfolk on the 21st. [Nikkan Sports 5/17/2013] |
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[5/16/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Munenori Kawasaki, Hisashi Iwakuma
by Gen on May.16, 2013 @ 2:41 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Koji Uehara, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Toru Murata
From May 15:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 1 @ PIT 3 | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | Batted lead-off. G6, 1B7, 1B9, G1. ... Three-game hitting streak (8-for-15). |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | SFN 3 @ TOR 11 | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .235 | Batted ninth. L6 (DP), BB (R), F7, Ks. Committed a throwing error (3) in the top of the 8th. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DNP | ||||||||||
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | SEA 12 @ NYY 2 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .238 | Batted seventh. F8, G4, G4, G1. Committed throwing error (1) in the top of the 1st. .... Does not have a hit in his last five games (0-for-20 with five strikeouts). |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | DNP |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: May 16 vs Tigers. | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | SEA 12 @ NYY 2 | 89-60 | 28 | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.84 | Left the game with a 12-2 lead. (W, 5-1). |
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: May 17 vs Blue Jays | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | COL 10 @ SYR 7 | 91-58 | 29 | 4.2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.10 | Left the game in the bottom of the 5th with a runner on first, two out, and Columbus up 9-6. |
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | BOS 9 @ TBA 2 | 29-19 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.30 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Boston up 9-2. |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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[5/15/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Yu Darvish
by Gen on May.15, 2013 @ 2:29 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hirotoshi Onaka, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Tsuyoshi Wada, Wei-Ying Chen, Yoshinori Tateyama, Yu Darvish
From May 14:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 3 @ PIT 4 | RF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | Batted lead-off. G6, F6, 1B1 (R), G4 (force), 1B7, 1B6. ... Second straight three-hit game (6-for-11). |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | SFN 6 @ TOR 10 | PR/SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | Entered the game as a pinch-runner for Adam Lind in the bottom of the 6th. Remained in the game at short. Grounded out to short in his only at bat in the bottom of the 8th. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | SRC 9 @ NAS 0 | SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | Batted second. 1B9 (R), G5, F8, G1, Kl. | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | RRE 1 @ TUC 12 | PH/RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | Entered the game as a pinch-hitter for Jim Adduci in the top of the 7th and grounded out to second. Took over in right in the bottom of the 7th. Grounded out to first in his final at bat in the 9th. | |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | SEA 3 @ NYY 4 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .246 | Batted seventh. Kl, Ks, F8, G1. ... Hitless in four straight (0-for-16 with five strikeouts). |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 3 @ MRB 4 | 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .338 | Batted lead-off. BB (SB, R), F8, F7, L6, F3 (force). |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: May 16 vs Tigers. ... To donate US$25,000 to help support City of Dallas RBI youth baseball program. [Rangers Press Release 5/14/2013] .... According to Nolan Ryan, Darvish has the "best slider in baseball." [Dallas News 5/13/2013] | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 15 vs Yankees. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | |||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | IOW 1 @ REN 11 | 7-5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th with down up 10-1. Was replaced by a pinch-hitter in the top of the 8th. |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | RRE 1 @ TUC 12 | 47-28 | 10 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.86 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 2nd with a runner on second, two out, and Round Rock down 9-1. |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL | Scheduled to make minor league rehab start at Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday. [Baltimore Sun 5/13/2013] |
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Wei-Ying Chen (Baltimore) was placed on the 15-day DL on Tuesday. From an AP report posted at ESPN:
"It's one of those things that's tough to handicap the severity of it," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. "There's three grades, and I think his was in the middle. If you look at the history of these things, it gives you the idea that it is a little later than sooner. We'll take whatever comes our way."
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Scouts from at least six MLB teams -- Yankees, Rangers, Mariners, Giants, Rays, A's -- were at Tuesday night's Rakuten-Yokohama game at Yokohama Stadium.
Source: Sanspo 5/15/2013