Tag: Daisuke Matsuzaka
[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
[6/13/2013] 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
[6/9/2013] Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish, Kyuji Fujikawa, Daisuke Matsuzaka
by Gen on Jun.09, 2013 @ 9:23 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hisanori Takahashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Kensuke Tanaka, Kyuji Fujikawa, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yoshinori Tateyama, Yu Darvish
From June 8:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | PHI 3 @ MIL 4 | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 | Batted lead-off. G4, G3, BB, 3B9 (thrown out trying to score on a wild pitch). Extended hitting streak to nine games (12-for-38). |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TEX 3 @ TOR 4 | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .214 | Batted ninth. K (foul tip), G3, G6. Was replaced by pinch-hitter Mark DeRosa in the bottom of the 9th. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DNP | ||||||||||
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 3 @ SEA 1 | RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .263 | Batted seventh. G3, BB (R), F6, G1. Hitting streak ended at eight games. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 1 @ SLC 9 | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | Batted lead-off. L4, 1B8, F5, F7. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | TEX 3 @ TOR 4 | 111-73 | 30 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.75 | Left the game in the bottom of the 8th with Texas down 3-1. |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | Latest on Fujikawa, from ESPN's Bruce Levine: The Chicago Cubs confirmed Saturday that right-hander Kyuji Fujikawa will have elbow ligament replacement surgery on Tuesday in Birmingham, Ala. Dr. James Andrews will perform the surgery. Estimated recovery time is 11 to 13 months from Tommy John surgery. [ESPN 6/8/2013] | ||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: June 10 vs Astros. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: June 13 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | Tweeted that he tossed two innings in simulated game, did not feel any pain, and will pitch in a minor league rehab game next Tuesday (start, three innings). [Twitter 6/8/2013] | ||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | G1: RRE 4 @ IOW 5 | 32-23 | 8 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.61 | Entered the game in the top of the 8th with Iowa up 4-3. Left in the top of the 9th with a runner on first (reached on E5) and two out. (H, 5). |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | G1: RRE 4 @ IOW 5 | 33-22 | 11 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.14 | Entered the game in the botom of the 4th with the bases loaded, one out, and Round Rock down 4-2. He did allow one inherited runner to score. |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | G2: LAA 2 @ BOS 7 | 11-7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.30 | Entered the game in the top of the 9th with Boston up 7-2. |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DNP |
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[6/5/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Munenori Kawasaki, Daisuke Matsuzaka
by Gen on Jun.05, 2013 @ 4:58 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Olympics
From June 4:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | OAK 3 @ MIL 4 | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | Batted lead-off. F8, G6 (force), G3, 1B8 (R), HBP. Extended hitting streak to five games (6-for-22). ... One hit away from 1,500 NPB (1,284) + MLB (215) hits. |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 1 @ SFN 2 | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | Batted eighth. F8, G3. Replaced by pinch-hitter Rajai Davis in the top of the 8th. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DNP | ||||||||||
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | CLE 3 @ NYY 4 | CF/RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .262 | Batted lead-off. G4, 1B7 (RBI, R), Ks, SH (E5). Move from center to right in the top of the 7th. His single in the 3rd tied him with Ted Williams on the all-time hits list with 2,654. Has hit safely in five straight (6-for-15). |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | LVG 6 @ FRE 5 | 2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .313 | Batted lead-off. 1B6-8, SF9 (RBI), 1B9 (R), SF7 (RBI). |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: June 8 vs Blue Jays. | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: June 5 vs White Sox. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: June 7 vs Mariners. [Nikkan Sports 6/5/2013] | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | The latest on Matsuzaka, from The Columbus Dispatch's Jim Massie: Daisuke Matsuzaka (oblique strain) got on the mound for a third bullpen session today. He will pitch a simulated game on Friday in Toledo and is a week to 10 days from coming off the disabled list. [Columbus Dispatch 6/4/2013] ... Tossed fifty pitches in the bullpen on the 4th. [Nikkan Sports 6/5/2013] | ||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DNP |
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Olympics News and Notes
The Baseball Federation of Japan (BFJ) and the Japan Softball Association (JSA) have their sights set on obtaining 5,000,000 signatures (total population of people either playing softball or baseball in Japan) to help get baseball back into the Olympics.
Source: Nikkan Sports 6/5/2013
The NPB is open to provide the BFJ and JSA with whatever support it can, however, nothing can be guaranteed until they know the full details and have had a chance to discuss things with the twelve NPB teams.
Source: Daily Sports 6/5/2013, Sponichi 6/5/2013
[5/25/2013] Munenori Kawasaki, Ichiro Suzuki, Koji Uehara, Norichika Aoki
by Gen on May.25, 2013 @ 5:36 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish
From May 24:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | PIT 1 @ MIL 2 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .322 | Batted lead-off. G5, F7, F9, G1. |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | BAL 10 @ TOR 6 | SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | Batted ninth. G6, G1, 2B (RBI, R), 1B4. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | SRC 5 @ TUC 2 | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | Batted seventh. G4, L5, G3, F7. | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 9 @ TBA 4 | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | Replaced Curtis Granderson (broken fifth metacarpal, left hand) in right in the bottom of the 5th. G3, L6. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 8 @ CSP 13 | 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .316 | Batted lead-off. G3, G3, G3, 2B8 (three RBI, SB, R), G6. Committed a throwing error (10) in the bottom 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: May 27 vs Diamondbacks. ... Threw about forty pitches in the bullpen at Safeco Field. [Nikkan Sports 5/25/2013] | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 26 vs Rangers | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | |||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | Latest from The Columbus Dispatch's Jim Massie: ... threw a long-toss session for a second straight day from about 90 feet. Matsuzaka has been on the DL since April 29 and has not thrown off the mound yet. [Columbus Dispatch 5/24/2013] | ||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | ORH 4 @ IOW 5 | 27-16 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | Entered the game in the top of the 7th with a runner on first, no out, and Iowa down 5-3. Allowed the inherited runner to score. (H, 3). |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | CLE 1 @ BOS 8 | 16-11 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 | Entered the game in the top of the 8th with Boston up 8-1. |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DNP |
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[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
[5/9/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Kyuji Fujikawa, Daisuke Matsuzaka
by Gen on May.09, 2013 @ 3:26 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hisanori Takahashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Kensuke Tanaka, Kyuji Fujikawa, Norichika Aoki, Yoshinori Tateyama, Yu Darvish
From May 8:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | TEX 4 @ MIL 1 | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | Batted lead-off. G4, 1B9, G1, 1B9. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DNP | ||||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 3 @ COL 2 | RF/LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 | Batted fifth. G5, F8, Ks, SH. Moved from right to left in the bottom of the 9th. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 2 @ NAS 5 | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .357 | Batted lead-off. 2B8 (SB, R), Ks, Kl, BB. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: May 11 vs Astros. .... Tossed forty-three pitches in the bullpen on Wednesday. [Nikkan Sports 5/9/2013] | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | BIR 12 @ TEN 11 | 16-10 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | Entered the game in the top of the 7th with Tennessee up 8-6. |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 11 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | |||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | Tweeted that it will take about three weeks for him to recover from his left abdominal strain. [Twitter 5/8/2013] | ||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | IOW 8 @ CSP 6 | 36-23 | 8 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.70 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th with Iowa down 6-4. Left the game in the bottom of the 8th with a runner on second, two out, and Iowa down 8-4. (H, 1). |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | RRE 9 @ LVG 5 | 27-15 | 6 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.08 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 9th with Round Rock up 9-4. Left the game six batters later with the bases loaded, two outs, and Round Rock up 9-5. |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | MIN 15 @ BOS 8 | 18-12 | 6 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.93 | Entered the game in the top of the 9th with Boston down 14-8. |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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[5/1/2013] Ichiro Suzuki, Yu Darvish, Hiroki Kuroda, Munenori Kawasaki
by Gen on May.01, 2013 @ 2:53 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hideki Matsui, Hiroki Kuroda, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Tsuyoshi Wada, Yoshinori Tateyama, Yu Darvish
From April 30:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | PIT 8 @ MIL 12 | RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | Batted lead-off. F8, L8, G4, G6, 1B5 (SB). |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | Did some base-running and batting practice on Tuesday. Is scheduled to play in an extended spring training game on May 1. [Daily Sports 5/1/2013] | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | BOS 7 @ TOR 9 | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | Entered the game at short in the top of the 7th. Committed a throwing error in the top of the 7th. Grounded out to second in his at bat in the bottom of the 8th. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | HOU 4 @ NYY 7 | LF/RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .268 | Batted second. 1B5, Ks (reaches on WP, SB, R), 1B5 (R), F9, 1B9. Moved from left to right in the top of the 8th. First three-hit game of the year. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | SRC 10 @ FRE 2 | 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .387 | Batted lead-off. G3, 1B8, F2, Ks, F7. Extended hitting streak to eight games. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | CWS 6 @ TEX 10 | 108-64 | 28 | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2.33 | Left the game with Texas up 10-4. (W, 5-1). |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 5 vs Toronto. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | HOU 4 @ NYY 7 | 108-71 | 28 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.25 | Left the game with New York up 4-0. (W, 4-1). |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | Placed on 7-day DL with abdominal strain, retro to the 29th. [Cleveland Indians Twitter, Nikkan Sports 5/1/2013] | ||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | RRE 2 @ IOW 7 | 19-12 | 6 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Round Rock down 6-2. (IBB, 1). |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | BOS 7 @ TOR 9 | 24-13 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.84 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th with Boston up 7-6. (BS, 2; L, 2-1). |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL | Extended spring training game on Monday: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 SO. [Sponichi 5/1/2013] |
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The New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, and Baltimore Orioles will send scouts to check tonight's game between the Nippon Ham Fighters and Rakuten Eagles at Kleenex Stadium.
Source: Sponichi 5/1/2013
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A reader from NY (thanks Jonathan) dropped me a link to a Bleacher Report article about Hideki Matsui Day at Yankee Stadium on July 28.
[4/30/2013] Norichika Aoki, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Kyuji Fujikawa, Daisuke Matsuzaka
by Gen on Apr.30, 2013 @ 3:16 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Kensuke Tanaka, Kyuji Fujikawa, Norichika Aoki, Toru Murata, Tsuyoshi Wada
From April 29:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | PIT 4 @ MIL 10 | RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .253 | Batted lead-off. BB (R), G5, HR8/9 (RBI, R), G4, Ks. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | Played in an extedned spring training game on Monday. Went 1-for-3: F9, 1B8, F9. He was replaced on defense in the 6th. [Nikkan Sports 4/30/2013] ... Could play in Triple-A Sacramento game on May 3. [Sponichi 4/30/2013] | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | DNP | Got the day off on Monday. [Nikkan Sports 4/30/2013] | |||||||||
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | SRC 7 @ FRE 8 | PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .398 | Entered the game as a pinch-hitter for Juan Ciriaco in the bottom of the 11th. Drove in the game-tying run and crossed the plate as the game-winning run. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: April 30 vs White Sox. | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | Currently slated to pitch at Triple-A Iowa on May 5. Threw thirty-two pitches in the bullpen. Mixed in some off-speed pitches. Will toss one more session before pitching in a game.[Nikkan Spprts 4/30/2013] | ||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 5 vs Toronto | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: April 30 vs Houston. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | Left start on Sunday with discomfort in his left side. Will focus some time on getting treatment. Team will monitor him over the next few days before deciding what to do next. [Nikkan Sports 4/30/2013] | ||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | COL 1 @ PAW 5 | 95-63 | 27 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6.00 | Left the game with Columbus down 4-1. (L, 0-1). |
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | SRC 7 @ FRE 8 | 22-13 | 8 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.63 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 9th with the game tied at six. (IBB 1). |
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL | Tossed five innings in an extended spring training game on Monday. [Nikkan Sports 4/30/2013] |
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Former Hankyu pitcher Brad "The Animal" Lesley passed away this weekend at the age of fifty-four.
Lesley pitched in sixty games and went 7-5 with twenty-four saves and 3.00 ERA over two seasons (1986, 1987) in Japan.
Source: TMZ 4/29/2013