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[6/18/2013] Tsuyoshi Wada, Munenori Kawasaki, Toru Murata
by Gen on Jun.18, 2013 @ 5:50 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hideki Okajima, Hirotoshi Onaka, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki, Toru Murata, Tsuyoshi Wada
From June 17:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | DNP | ||||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | COL 0 @ TOR 2 | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | Entered the game as a defensive substitution at short in the top of the 9th. Did not get a chance to hit. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | TAC 7 @ SRC 5 | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | Batted eighth. F8 (DP), G5 (force), F4, Ks. | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | SPO 10 @ VAN 1 | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | Entered the game as a defensive substitution in center in the bottom of the 7th. G4, BB (RBI). | |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | DNP | ||||||||||
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | SLC 9 @ FRE 6 | 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | Batted second. G6, L8, G4, G3, 1B9. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: June 18 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: June 21 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: June 19 vs Dodgers. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | PAW 4 @ COL 0 | 95-55 | 27 | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5.67 | Left the game in the top of the 7th with one out, none on, and Columbus down 4-0. (WP 1, BK 1, HBP 1). (L, 0-3). |
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | TAC 7 @ SRC 5 | 25-16 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | Entered the game in the top of the 6th with a runner on first, two out, and Sacramento down 7-1. |
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | IND 4 @ NOR 2 | 95-66 | 24 | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6.68 | Left the game in the top of the 7th with two out, none on, and the score tied at one. |
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JWBL: West Flora takes Sendai Tournament by beating South Dione 2-1
by Gen on Jun.17, 2013 @ 9:25 pm, under Women's Baseball
Tags: Japan Women's Baseball League
West Flora beat South Dione 2-1 on Sunday to take the Sendai Tiara Cup Tournament. East Astraia fininshed in third with their 9-1 victory over North Reia.
West Flora's Mika Konishi was selected MIP of the tournament. She almost lost a game by giving up two runs in the 7th inning of Saturday's game against North Reia, but recovered a picked up her third save of the year. She came back on Sunday and notched her fourth win of the season by holding South Dione to just one run on five hits over seven full innings of work.
Akane Nakamura was awarded the JTB Award for hitting the game-deciding two-run single in the Finals game on Sunday.
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June 15 - Game 1 - 12:00
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Flora | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Reia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
W: Misaki Nakagawa (9 G, 2-1)
Sv: Mika Konishi (12 G, 3)
L: Miri Iwaya (8 G, 1-3)
Time: 1:46
Attendance: 342
Box Score - YouTube - Highlights
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June 15 - Game 2 - 14:10
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Dione | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Astraia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
W: Mika Miyahara (14 G, 7-2)
L: Nagisa (11 G, 5-2)
Time: 1:40
Attendance: 387
Box Score - YouTube - Highlights
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June 16 - Game 1 - 11:00
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Astraia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 1 |
| Reia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
W: Honami Ota (9 G, 4-0)
L: Midori Tanaka (4 G, 0-3)
Time: 1:42
Attendance: 261
Box Score - YouTube - Highlights
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June 16 - Game 2 - 13:24
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Dione | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Flora | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 2 | 5 | 0 |
W: Mika Konishi (13 G, 4-4)
L: Shiho Murata (7 G, 0-2)
Time: 1:33
Attendance: 346
Box Score - YouTube - Highlights
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Tiara Cup Standings
| Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | Cups | |
| 1 | East Astraia | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .625 | 3 |
| 2 | South Dione | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3 |
| 3 | West Flora | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .500 | 2 |
| 4 | North Reia | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | .267 | 0 |
[6/17/2013] Hisashi Iwakuma, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Ichiro Suzuki, Hiroyuki Nakajima
by Gen on Jun.17, 2013 @ 4:33 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hirotoshi Onaka, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki
From June 16:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 1 @ CIN 5 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .297 | Batted lead-off. G6, F8, G6, K (foul tip). |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 7 @ TEX 2 | PH/SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .219 | Entered the game as a pinch-hitter for Edwin Encarnacion in the top of the 9th. Ks. Took over in short in the bottom of the 9th. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | TAC 3 @ SRC 6 | 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .281 | Batted second. Ks, BB, E5 (throwing; R), G6, 1B6 (R). | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | EVE 4 @ SPO 3 | DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | Batted second. 2B9 (PO, CS), Ks, SH1E, (throwing; R), SF7 (RBI), G3. | |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 6 @ LAA 5 | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .265 | Batted second. BB, Kl, BB (SB), G6. Made a nice leaping catch in the 2nd inning. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | SLC 5 @ FRE 2 | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | Batted second. F7, G6, E6 (throwing; SB), 1B8 (SB) |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: June 18 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | SEA 2 @ OAK 10 | 92-65 | 25 | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.06 | Left the game in the bottom of the 6th with Seattle down 4-2. (L, 7-2). ... Next start: June 21 vs Athletics. |
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: June 19 vs Dodgers. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | COL 3 @ CHR 6 | 73-47 | 18 | 3.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4.33 | Left the game after facing three batters in the 4th; HR8/9, Kl, Ks. (HBP 1). (L, 0-3). |
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | Next start: June 19 vs Trenton. | ||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | OMA 3 @ IOW 1 | 16-9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.05 | Entered the game in the top of the 6th with Iowa down 3-1. |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | BOS 3 @ BAL 6 | 12-8 | 4 | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.59 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th with Boston down 5-3. Faced four batters, gave up a run, and was yanked from the game with runners on second and third and one out. |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DNP | Next start: June 17 vs Indianapolis. |
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San Francisco Giant scouts were spotted at Sunday night's Hanshin-Rakuten game at Kleenex Stadium.
Source: Daily Sports 6/17/2013
[6/16/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara
by Gen on Jun.16, 2013 @ 5:08 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yoshihiro Doi, Yoshinori Tateyama
From June 15:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 6 @ CIN 0 | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 | Batted lead-off. G5, G1 (DP), 2B9, G1. ... Has apparently made some headlines for giving a fan an "imaginary" baseball after catching a ball near the wall on Friday. According to Sponichi, Aoki felt he could not give the ball to the fan because it was not the end of the inning and instead sort of shook his hand (low five). [Sponichi 6/16/2013] |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 6 @ TEX 1 | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .221 | Batted ninth. G4, 1B8, BB, G4 (force). |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DNP | ||||||||||
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 2 @ LAA 6 | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | Batted sixth. F7, 2B9 (CS), 1B1 (bunt; SB, SB), Ks. Made two nice catches during the game: sliding catch to end the 1st and a sliding catch in the 8th. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | SLC 8 @ FRE 9 | 2B | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .325 | Batted lead-off. 1B8 (R), 1B8, 1B6, Ks, F7, L7. Committed a throwing error in the top of the 2nd. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: June 18 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: June 16 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | |||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | Next start: June 17 vs Pawtucket | ||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | RRE 4 @ ORH 6 | 29-20 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.65 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 6th with Round Rock down 6-2. (HBP 1). |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | BOS 5 @ BAL 4 | 15-11 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.25 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Boston up 5-2. (H, 12). |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DNP | Next start: June 17 vs Indianapolis |
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The Samurai San Diego named former Seibu and Yokohama pitcher Yoshihiro Doi their new pitching coach on Saturday.
Source: Sponichi 6/16/2013
[6/15/2014] Norichika Aoki, Munenori Kawasaki, Ichiro Suzuki, Koji Uehara
by Gen on Jun.15, 2013 @ 8:34 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki
From June 14:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 3 @ CIN 4 | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 | Batted lead-off. L7, Fo5, G6, 1B8, BB. |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 8 @ TEX 0 | SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .218 | Batted ninth. BB, G6, SH2, 3B9 (R). |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | TAC 6 @ SRC 4 | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | Batted seventh. E3, HBP (R), F8, G4 (DP). | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 2 @ LAA 5 | PH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | Entered the game as a pinch-hitter for Thomas Neal in the top of the 8th. Fo7. Took over in right in the bottom of the 8th. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | SLC 7 @ FRE 5 | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | Batted eighth. 1B8 (SB), 2B7, G4, F6. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: June 18 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: June 16 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | |||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | Next start: June 17 vs Pawtucket | ||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | Was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday. [SFGate 6/14/2013] | ||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | BOS 0 @ BAL 2 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with the bases loaded, two out, and Boston down 2-0. Got out of the inning on a strikeout. |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DNP |
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[6/14/2013] Ichiro Suzuki, Yu Darvish, Hiroki Kuroda, Tsuyoshi Wada
by Gen on Jun.14, 2013 @ 4:11 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroki Kuroda, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki, Tsuyoshi Wada, Yu Darvish
From June 13:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | DNP | ||||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 3 @ TEX 1 | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 | Batted ninth. BB, G5, SH1. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | SRC 1 @ REN 3 | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | Batted seventh. Ks, 1B9, G1, G6 (force). | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 2 @ OAK 3 | RF | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | Batted lead-off. G4 (DP), 1B8, L8, 1B6 (SB), F6, 1B8, G4. Made a nice catch while battling the sun and falling down in the 16th. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | TUC 0 @ FRE 2 | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 | Batted eighth. BB, L8, G6. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | TOR 3 @ TEX 1 | 110-59 | 25 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2.64 | Left the game in the top of the 8th with the score tied at one. |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: June 16 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | NYY 2 @ OAK 3 | 103-63 | 27 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.78 | Left the game in the bottom of the 9th with the score tied at two. |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | NYY 2 @ OAK 3 | 14-4 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | Entered the game in the top of the 13th with the score tied at two. Left three batters later with runners on first and second and only one out. (IBB 1). |
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | IOW 8 @ ORH 9 | 43-26 | 12 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.13 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th, with the bases loaded, one out, and Iowa down 8-4. Did not allow any inherited runners to score by getting Jose Martinez to ground into an inning ending double play. |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | BOS 4 @ BAL 5 | 13-9 | 5 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.32 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 9th with the score tied at four. Left the game after retiring the first batted he faced in the bottom of the 10th. |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DNP | Latest on Wada, from MASN Sports' Roch Kubatko: ... the Orioles are in the process of working out an agreement with Tsuyoshi Wada that would keep the left-hander in the minors beyond the end of his injury-rehab assignment this weekend. ... Wada must approve being optioned to the minors, and it's expected to happen. The Orioles would have to remove him from the 60-day disabled list and add him to the 40-man roster. They have an opening. [MASN Sports 6/13/2013] |
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[6/13/2013] JWBL: Hitomi Tsubouchi to take over as North Reia manager
by Gen on Jun.13, 2013 @ 8:20 pm, under Women's Baseball
Tags: Japan Women's Baseball League
North Reia manager Kento Sugiyama stepped down from his post today. Former Hyogo Swing Smiley Hitomi Tsubouchi is set to officially take over on the 15th. She will become the first former player to manage a team.
Through fifteen games this season, Reia is in last place with a 4-9-2 record.
Source: Daily Sports 6/13/2013
[6/13/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa
by Gen on Jun.13, 2013 @ 3:57 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Norichika Aoki, Toru Murata
From June 12:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 10 @ MIA 1 | RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .303 | Batted lead-off. 1B9 (R), Kl, SF7 (RBI), 1B8 (R), G4 (DP). |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | DNP | ||||||||||
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DNP | ||||||||||
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 2 @ OAK 5 | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | Batted seventh. 1B7, G1, G4, 1B7. Made two nice sliding catches: once in the 5th and again in the 6th. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | TUC 4 @ FRE 5 | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .319 | Batted eighth. L1-3, 1B9 (CS), Ks, 1B8, BB (SB), IBB. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: June 13 vs Blue Jays. | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: June 16 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: June 13 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | Was pulled from his start early on Tuesday after he popped a blister on his right thumb. His next start will likely come on the 16th against Charlotte. [Sponichi 6/13/2013] | ||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | AKR 8 @ NHM 9 | 85-57 | 23 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.44 | Left the game in the bottom of the 6th with the score tied at four. (WP 1, HBP 1). |
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | BOS 2 @ TBA 0 | 12-10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.43 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th with Boston up 2-1. (H, 10). |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | BOS 2 @ TBA 0 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.36 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with a runner on second, two out, and Boston up 2-1. (H, 11). |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DNP |
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[6/12/2013] Munenori Kawasaki, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Norichika Aoki
by Gen on Jun.12, 2013 @ 4:47 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Tsuyoshi Wada, Yoshinori Tateyama
From June 11:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 4 @ MIL 5 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .300 | Batted lead-off. Kl, G1 (force), L3, G3. Hitting streak ended at eleven games. |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 7 @ CWS 5 | SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .215 | Batted ninth. G5, G1, G1, G3, 2B7. Turned an unassisted double play to end the 5th. ... Is using a book entitled Berabera Book 2 to study English. [Sponichi 6/12/2013] |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | SRC 1 @ REN 4 | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 | Batted second. 1B8, F9, G6, Ks. | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 4 @ OAK 6 | LF/RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .254 | Batted seventh. F7, G4 (force), L5, G4. Move from left to right in the bottom of the 8th. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | TUC 7 @ FRE 2 | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .316 | Batted eighth. 3B9 (RBI), G3, Ks, F6. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: June 13 vs Blue Jays. ... It was Darvish Bobblehead Day at Rangers Ballpark on Tuesday. [FoxSportsSW 6/11/2013] | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | Had TJ surgery on Tuesday. [NBC Sports 6/11/2013] | ||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: June 16 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: June 13 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | COL 2 @ GWI 9 | 41-26 | 10 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.47 | Left the game in the bottom of the 3rd with none on, two out, and no score. |
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | IOW 5 @ ORH 8 | 9-7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.49 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Iowa down 8-5. |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | ALB 6 @ RRE 0 | 12-8 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.97 | Entered the game in the top of the 8th with Round Rock down 6-0. |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | NOR 5 @ IND 10 | 49-33 | 12 | 1.1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8.14 | Left the game in the bottom of the 2nd with a runner on second, one out, and Norfolk down 7-0. |
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Travel agency JTB is offering a five day, three night tour package to New York that includes tickets to Hideki Matsui's retirement ceremony at Yankee Stadium on July 28.
Source: tour package page
Matsui will be appearing as a special guest on a TBS sports program called TV Mirai-isan Sports Yume SP. The episode will air on June 19 at 7:00pm.
Source: official announcment
[6/11/2013] Suntory Dream Match 2013
by Gen on Jun.11, 2013 @ 9:21 pm, under Other
Tags: Suntory Dream Match
Suntory Dream Match 2013 will take place at Tokyo Dome on July 29. Admission is free, but limited to 20,000 pairs of tickets that will be given away in a random drawing. Interested fans will have to submit an entry, either online or with a postcard between June 11 and July 3. More information can be found at the official site.