Tag: Hiroki Kuroda
[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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[5/18/2013] 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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[5/13/2013] Munenori Kawasaki, Hiroki Kuroda, Kyuji Fujikawa, Hiroyuki Nakajima
by Gen on May.13, 2013 @ 2:09 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroki Kuroda, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Kyuji Fujikawa, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Wei-Ying Chen, Yoshinori Tateyama
From May 12:
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 | 1 | .288 | Batted lead-off. Ks, L8, G6, G1. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | SRC 6 @ NAS 5 | SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | Batted second. 1B9, 1B5, Fo3, F7, G6. | |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 12 @ BOS 4 | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | Batted ninth. 1B9 (two RBI), F4, BB (SB, R), Ks. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 4 @ KCA 2 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .263 | Batted fifth. G1, G1, Ks, F7. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 7 @ MRB 4 | 2B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .349 | Batted lead-off. 1B8 (R), F8, L1, Ks, G3, G5 (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. | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | CHC 2 @ WSH 1 | 12-8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.53 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th with Chicago down 1-0. |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 15 vs Yankees. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | NYY 4 @ KCA 2 | 98-66 | 30 | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.31 | Left the game with a 4-2 lead and a runner on second and two out in the bottom of the 8th. (W, 5-2). |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | IOW 8 @ REN 9 | 17-8 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.63 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Iowa up 8-5. (H, 2). |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | RRE 6 @ TUC 7 | 15-8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.65 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Round Rock up 6-2. |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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Former Chunichi Dragon Wei-Ying Chen left his start on Sunday with an oblique strain. From MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli:
Left-hander Wei-Yin Chen exited the series finale against the Twins with a right oblique strain after tossing five scoreless innings, putting a damper on another impressive Baltimore road win.
... But the good vibes that went along with another double-digit hit effort and a trio of homers was lost when Chen walked off the mound, grabbing his side following Eduardo Escobar's groundout to end the fifth. Oblique strains almost always require a trip to the disabled list and Chen -- the only Orioles pitcher to start 20 games last year -- has been arguably the team's best starter.
"I don't think that happens," Chen, through interpreter Tim Lin, said of going on the DL. "It's not that serious to me. I think it's just a cramp and we'll see what's going to happen tomorrow. We will re-evaluate tomorrow, and hopefully it's just a cramp."
Orioles manager Buck Showalter echoed that optimism and wasn't ready to count out Chen, who said postgame he wasn't in any pain.
[5/8/2013] Norichika Aoki, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hiroki Kuroda, Ichiro Suzuki
by Gen on May.08, 2013 @ 3:06 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroki Kuroda, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Kyuji Fujikawa, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish
From May 7:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | TEX 3 @ MIL 6 | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | Batted lead-off. 1B6 (R), F8, 1B9, G1. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | SRC 2 @ MRB 3 | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | Batted second. K (foul tip), G6, Ks, FC. | |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 6 @ TBA 4 | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .263 | Batted ninth. Kl, 1B9. Replaced by a pinch-hitter Mark DeRosa in the top of the 7th. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 0 @ COL 2 | CF/RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 | Batted lead-off. L6, 1B7 (SB2/3), G5, G4. Shifted from center to right in the bottom of the 7th. |
| 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 11 vs Astros. ... Won Pitching Performance award for the month of April. [MLB 5/6/2013, April Pitching Performance of the Month] | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | Did not pitch on Tuesday because of the weather. He is scheduled to pitch on Wednesday. [Nikkan Sports 5/8/2013] | ||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 11 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | NYY 0 @ COL 2 | 101-64 | 27 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.30 | Left with New York down 2-0. Went 0-for-2 at the plate. (WP 1) (L, 4-2). |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | SRC 2 @ MRB 3 | 10-6 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.30 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th, with a runner on second, two out, and Sacramento down 3-2. |
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | Tazawa to close games. From Jim Duquette (Twitter): Mgr John Farrell just told us he'd like to use Tazawa as closer and keep Koji in the 8th @MLBNetworkRadio [Twitter 5/8/2013] | ||||||||||
| 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.
[4/26/2013] Ichiro Suzuki, Munenori Kawasaki, Hiroki Kuroda, Kensuke Tanaka
by Gen on Apr.26, 2013 @ 2:19 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroki Kuroda, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki
From April 25:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | DNP | ||||||||||
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | Spent most of his time taking batting practice on Thursday. Whether he plays in an extended spring training game on Friday will depend on how he is feeling beforehand. Also did some running that including changing directions at short distances. (Daily Sports 4/26/2013) | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 3 @ NYY 5 | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | Batted second. G4 (DP), 2B9, G5, G3 (force). |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | TOR 3 @ NYY 5 | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | Batted sixth. G3, F6, 1B9, 1B7 (SB). ... Is 100 away from 4,000 NPB+NPB hits. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 11 @ REN 5 | 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .365 | Batted lead-off. 1B8 (R), F7, HBP (R), 1B5, G6 (DP). |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | TOR 3 @ NYY 5 | 103-65 | 25 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.79 | Left the game with New York up 5-3. (W, 3-1). ... Recorded 60th career MLB victory. |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | SLC 5 @ SRC 6 | 11-8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | Entered the game in the top of the 7th with Sacramento up 6-1. |
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL | From CSNBaltimore's Rich Dubroff: [Wada's] next step, Showalter says, is to pitch five innings in extended spring, and that could come on either Sunday or Monday. If he completes that successfully and feels strong on his next work day, then the Orioles could talk about sending him on a rehab assignment in early May. "He's had no setbacks yet, so that's really good to see," Showalter said. "I like the way he's progressing and presenting himself as an option. That’s encouraging." (CSNBaltimore 4/23/2013) |
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[4/21/2013] Norichika, Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Munenori Kawasaki, Hiroki Kuroda
by Gen on Apr.21, 2013 @ 3:26 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroki Kuroda, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish
From April 20:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | CHC 1 @ MIL 5 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | Batted lead-off. F7, G4, E6 (RS), G1. Replaced on defense in the top of the 8th. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | ||||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | NYY 5 @ TOR 3 | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | Batted ninth. L5, 1B7. Replaced by pinch-hitter in the bottom of the 8th. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 5 @ TOR 3 | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 | Batted seventh. F8, 1B4, F8, G4, SH1 (E, RS). |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | TUC 5 @ FRE 4 | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .345 | Batted lead-off. 1B7, F8, G4, F4, SF8 (RBI). |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: April 24 vs Angels. (Nikkan Sports 4/21/2013) ... Recorded tenth double-digit strikeout game in thirty-third MLB game, which is third most behind Dwight Gooden (sixteen) and Hideo Nomo (twelve). (Sponichi 4/21/2013) | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: April 23 vs Astros. ... Tossed a bullpen session on Saturday. (Nikkan Sports 4/21/2013) | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | NYY 5 @ TOR 3 | 108-64 | 25 | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.35 | Left the game in the bottom of the 8th, with a runner on first, one out, and New York up 3-0. He did not factor into the decision. |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 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 | DL |
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[4/18/2013] Norchika Aoki, Munenori Kawasaki, Ichiro Suzuki, Koji Uehara
by Gen on Apr.18, 2013 @ 4:09 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroki Kuroda, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Munenori Kawasaki, Norchika Aoki, Yu Darvish
From April 17:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | SFN 3 @ MIL 4 | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 | Batted lead-off. F7, G4, G4 (force), SH3. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | Did some light running on Wednesday. Will continue rehab workouts in Oakland. (Nikkan Sports 4/18/2013) | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | CWS 7 @ TOR 0 | SS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 | Batted ninth. 1B7, BB, 1B8, |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | ARI 3 @ NYY 4 | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 | Entered the game as a defensive replacement in the top of the 9th. |
| 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: April 19 vs Mariners. ... Right ring finger is fully healed. (Sponichi 4/18/2013) | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: April 18 vs Tigers. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: April 20 vs Blue Jays. ... Threw thirty-six pitches in the bullpen on Wednesday. Decreased his workouts a bit after tossing a complete game during his last start. (Nikkan Sports 4/18/2013) | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | SRC 2 @ LVG 3 | 31-17 | 6 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.35 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with the score tied at two. He retired the first three batters he faced in a row before giving up three consecutive hits (and the walk-off run) in the bottom of the 9th. (L, 0-1). |
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DFA | Yomiuri is keeping an eye on Takahashi's status. Yokohama is not particularly interested. (Sponichi 4/18/2013, Nikkan Sports 4/18/2013) ... Is not yet ready to retire. If there are no takers in the US, Japan could become a possibility. (Nikkan Sports 4/18/2013, Sponichi 4/18/2013) | ||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | RRE @ OKL Postponed (Rain) | ||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | BOS 6 @ CLE 3 | 25-17 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.13 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 6th, with a runner on second, no out, and Boston up 5-3. (H, 3). |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | BOS 6 @ CLE 3 | 14-11 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Boston up 6-3. (H, 4). |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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[4/16/2013] Munenori Kawasaki, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara
by Gen on Apr.16, 2013 @ 3:03 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroki Kuroda, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Munenori Kawasaki, Yu Darvish
From April 15:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | DNP | No Game | |||||||||
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | ||||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | CWS 3 @ TOR 4 | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | Batted ninth. G1, 3B8 (R), G1, G4. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | DNP | No Game | |||||||||
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 12 @ TUC 11 | 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .349 | Batted second. BB, F7, BB, F7, BB (R), SF8 (RBI). |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: April 19 vs Mariners. ... An MLB revised version of Darvish's book on off-speed pitches (Henkakyu Bible) could be released later this month. The first version came out in July 2009 and included information on ten off-speed pitches. The revised version will include twelve pitches (one-seamer and slow curve will be the new additions). (Sponichi 4/16/2013) | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: April 18 vs Tigers. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Joined Hideo Nomo and Tomo Oka as the only Japanese pitchers in MLB history to start 150 games. (Sponichi 4/16/2013) Japanese pitchers have recorded twenty shutout victories in MLB history: Nomo (9), Kuroda (5), Hideki Irabu (2), Kazuhisa Ishii (2), Oka (1), Mac Suzuki (1). Only Nomo (1) and Kuroda (3) have done it without allowing any walks or HBPs. (Sponichi 4/16/2013) | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | No Game | ||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | TBA 2 @ BOS 3 | 12-9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | Entered the game in the top of the 8th, with Boston up 2-1. (H, 3). |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking into Masahiro Tanaka (RAK). A number of other teams, including the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees, have been sending scouts to check on Tanaka.
Source: Sponichi 4/16/2013, Sponichi 4/16/2013, Sponichi 4/16/2013
[4/15/2013] Norichika Aoki, Munenori Kawasaki, Hiroki Kuroda, Kensuke Tanaka
by Gen on Apr.15, 2013 @ 2:52 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroki Kuroda, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yoshinori Tateyama
From April 14:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 4 @ STL 3 | RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | Batted lead-off. G4, Kl, 2B9, F9, FO2. Committed fielding error in the bottom of the 5th. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | ||||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 2 @ KCA 3 | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | Batted ninth. 1B5 (SB), BB, G1. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | DNP | ||||||||||
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 11 @ TUC 6 | 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .366 | Batted second. G6, SH1, 1B9 (SB, R), G6, F8, F8. Committed a fielding error in the bottom of the 6th. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: April 19 vs Mariners. ... Played long distance catch during pre-game workouts. (Sponichi 4/15/2013) | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: April 18 vs Tigers. ... Tossed over thirty pitches in the bullpen. (Sponichi 4/15/2013) | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | BAL 0 @ NYY 3 | 113-79 | 32 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.87 | First complete game of the year. (W, 2-1). |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | RRE 2 @ NOZ 1 | 10-6 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.18 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Round Rock up 2-0. (H, 2). |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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