Tag: Hisashi Iwakuma
[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
[5/16/2013] 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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[5/11/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Kyuji Fujikawa, Hisashi Iwakuma
by Gen on May.11, 2013 @ 3:36 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Kyuji Fujikawa, Norichika Aoki, Tsuyoshi Wada
From May 10:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 3 @ CIN 4 | RF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .301 | Batted lead-off. 1B5, 1B8 (PO/CS), BB, BB, 1B8 (R). |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | SRC 3 @ MRB 10 | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | Batted second. G4, SF9 (RBI), F8, E3. | |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 11 @ KCA 6 | RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | Batted fifth. HR9 (two RBI), G1, 2B9 (R), G5, 1B8 (SB, R). Tried to make a leaping catch up along the fence in foul territory in the 9th. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 5 @ NAS 4 | 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .352 | Batted lead-off. BB (R), F7, Ks, BB (SB, R), 1B9, 1B8. |
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. | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | CHC 3 @ WSH 7 | 12-9 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.13 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th with Washington up 7-2. |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | OAK 3 @ SEA 6 | 95-68 | 25 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1.74 | Left the game with Seattle up 6-2. (WP 1). (W, 4-1). |
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: May 12 vs Royals. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| 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 | DL | Pitched in an extended spring training game on Friday. He tossed seven shutout innings and did not allow any hits. He threw eighty-eight pitches and struck out ten. [Nikkan Sports 5/11/2013] |
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[5/5/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Hisashi Iwakuma, Tsuyoshi Wada
by Gen on May.05, 2013 @ 3:31 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Toru Murata, Tsuyoshi Wada, Yoshinori Tateyama
From May 4:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | STL 7 @ MIL 6 | RF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | Batted lead-off. 1B8 (R), HBP, 1B8, HBP, SH (RBI). Threw out Jon Jay at third in the top of the 7th. Third straight multi-hit game. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DNP | ||||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | SEA 8 @ TOR 1 | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | Batted ninth. G4, F9, SF8 (RBI). Replaced by pinch-hitter J.P. Arencibia in the bottom of the 9th. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | OAK 2 @ NYY 4 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 | Batted fifth. G1, G4, G1, E5. Made a leaping catch at the wall in the top of the 1st. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | CSP 8 @ FRE 3 | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .365 | Batted lead-off. F7, F8, G1, G6, G4. Committed a throwing error in the top of the 4th. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: May 5 vs Red Sox. | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | SEA 8 @ TOR 1 | 108-74 | 28 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.61 | Left the game with a 7-1 lead. (W, 3-1). |
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: May 7 vs Rockies. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | ROC 8 @ COL 2 | 91-56 | 27 | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6.00 | Left the game with Columbus down 4-2. (L, 0-2). |
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | NAS 6 @ RRE 8 | 32-22 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.17 | Entered the game in the top of the 7th with a runner on second, two out, and Round Round up 6-1. |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | BOS 1 @ TEX 5 | 21-13 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.57 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th with Boston down 3-1. |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | BOS 1 @ TEX 5 | 19-16 | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.84 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Boston down 3-1. |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL | Started an extended spring training game on Saturday. Six innings, one run, three hits, two walks, four strikeouts, seventy-six pitches. [Sponichi 5/5/2013] |
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[4/29/2013] Hisashi Iwakuma, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki
by Gen on Apr.29, 2013 @ 12:16 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hisanori Takahashi, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki
From April 28:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 0 @ LAD 2 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .253 | Batted lead-off. Ks, F6, Ks, G6. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | ||||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 2 @ NYY 3 | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .225 | Batted ninth. 1B8, F4, Kl. Replaced by a pinch-hitter in the top of the 9th. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | TOR 2 @ NYY 3 | CF/RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 | Batted lead-off. G5, L6, G1, BB. Moved from center to right in the top of the 8th. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 2 @ REN 11 | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .391 | Batted lead-off. G1, 1B8 (RBI), G3, Ks. Committed a throwing error in the bottom of the 3rd. |
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. ... Tossed forty pitches in the bullpen on Saturday. [Nikkan Sports 4/29/2013] | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | LAA 1 @ SEA 2 | 92-66 | 22 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.67 | Left the game with Seattle down 1-0. |
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: April 30 vs Houston. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | COL 6 @ PAW 5 | 40-27 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.92 | Left the game with Columbus up 5-0. Left the game with an undisclosed injury. |
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | IOW 10 @ OMA 6 | 13-9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th, with Iowa up 10-4. |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | BOS 6 @ HOU 1 | 14-12 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | Entered the game in the top of the 8th with Boston up 6-1. |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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[4/24/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Munenori Kawasaki
by Gen on Apr.24, 2013 @ 3:11 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Tsuyoshi Wada, Yu Darvish
From April 23:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 6 @ SDN 3 | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .257 | Batted lead-off. L4, 1B5 (R), Ks, G1, G3. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | Might be able to play in an extended spring training game on the 26th. Did some base-running on Tuesday. Told reporters his leg was fine. (Nikkan Sports 4/24/2013) | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 3 @ BAL 4 | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 | Batted lead-off. G6, G6 (DP), G4. Was replaced by a pinch-hitter in the top of 8th. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 4 @ TBA 3 | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | Batted eighth. L7, G6 (force, CS), 1B9 (R), 1B8 (two RBI). Threw a runner out at third in the bottom of the 7th. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | TUC 2 @ FRE 4 | 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | Batted lead-off. 1B7 (PO), G4, 1B8 (SB), 1B7 (R). |
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. ... Played catch by throwing with his left and catching with his right. Used a ball that was twice as heavy. (Nikkan Sports 4/24/2013) | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | SEA 2 @ HOU 3 | 93-62 | 25 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1.99 | Left the game with Seattle down 3-1. (WP 1, IBB 1, HBP 1) (L, 2-1). |
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | |||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | COL 1 @ SWB 2 | 101-60 | 24 | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4.58 | Left the game with one out and none on in the bottom of the 7th and Columbus down 2-1. (HBP) (L, 0-2). |
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL | Pitched in an extended spring training game on the Tuesday. Went four innings, threw sixty-nine pitches, and struck out six. He will most likely be stretched out to five innings during his next outing. (Nikkan Sports 4/24/2014) |
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Yankees scout Rick Williams was at Tuesday night's Rakuten game.
Source: Nikkan Sports 4/24/2013
[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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[4/20/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Yu Darvish, Kyuji Fujikawa
by Gen on Apr.20, 2013 @ 5:17 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Kyuji Fujikawa, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish
From April 19:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | CHC 4 @ MIL 5 | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | Batted lead-off. E3 (R), 1B8 (CS), G3, G4. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | From SF Chronicle's Susan Slusser: Hiro Nakajima will head to extended spring training in Arizona on Monday as he recovers from a hamstring injury, and he is likely to get in games there. He's expected to play shortstop, at least initially. It would not surprise me a bit, however, if the A's begin to have him work at some other spots while there. I don't see any way Jed Lowrie is coming out of the A's shortstop spot any time soon, so Nakajima needs to be as versatile as all of Oakland's other infielders if he ever is to have a shot at playing much. (SFGate 4/19/2013) | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | NYY 9 @ TOR 4 | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | Batted ninth. K (foul tip), G5, G4. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 9 @ TOR 4 | RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | Batted sixth. G4, 2B9 (R), F7, L9, 2B7. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 2 @ TAC 4 | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .352 |
Entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the top of the 9th with runners on first and second, two out, and Fresno down 4-2. He popped out to short to end the inning. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | SEA 0 @ TEX 7 | 111-69 | 26 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2.03 | Left the game with the Rangers up 7-0. Second double-digit strikeout game of the year. His first strikeout of the game was the 1,500th of his NPB (1,250)+MLB (250) career. (W, 3-1) |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | Played some catch on Friday (distance of about twenty meters) for the first time since going on the DL. He reportedly threw the ball without any pain. (Nikkan Sports 4/20/2013) | ||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: April 23 vs Astros. ... Whether he makes his next start on the 23rd will depend on how the blister on his right middle finger is doing. (Nikkan Sports 4/20/2013) | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: April 20 vs Blue Jays. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | SRC 5 @ LVG 10 | 13-10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Sacramento down 10-4. |
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | KCA @ BOS Postponed. | ||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | KCA @ BOS Postponed. | ||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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[4/19/2013] Ichiro Suzuki, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Tsuyoshi Wada, Hisashi Iwakuma
by Gen on Apr.19, 2013 @ 5:27 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hisanori Takahashi, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Tsuyoshi Wada, Yoshinori Tateyama
From April 18:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | SFN 2 @ MIL 7 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 | Batted lead-off. F9, G6, F9, G6 |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | ||||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | CWS 1 @ TOR 3 | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | Batted ninth. G6, E1 (RBI, R), F7. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | ARI 6 @ NYY 2 | RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .190 | Batted seventh. Ks, G3, L3 (DP), G6, 1B8, |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 11 @ TAC 6 | 2B | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .358 | Batted lead-off. G4, Ks, G1 (DP), 2B9, 1B8 (R), 1B8 (RBI, SB, R). |
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. | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DET 0 @ SEA 2 | 70-49 | 20 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.69 | Left with the game tied at zero. Did not factor into the decision. |
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: April 20 vs Blue Jays. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | COL 0 @ TOL 2 | 90-45 | 22 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5.56 | Started the game. Suspended after four because of rain; to be complete on 4/19/2013. (WP). |
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | Cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Iowa. (ESPN 4/18/2013) | ||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | RRE 3 @ ORH 5 | 18-13 | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.05 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 6th with Round Rock down 4-3. |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | BOS 6 @ CLE 3 | 11-7 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with runners on first and second, two out, and Boston up 6-2. (H, 5). |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL | Started an extended spring training game in Fort Myers on Thursday. Threw three innings and forty-five pitches. He will go four innings and throw sixty pitches during his next outing in Florida. (MASN Sports 4/18/2013) |
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[4/14/2013] Hiroyuki Nakajima, Munenori Kawasaki, Kyuji Fujikawa, Tsuyoshi Wada
by Gen on Apr.14, 2013 @ 2:53 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Kyuji Fujikawa, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Takahiro Matsuka, Tsuyoshi Wada, Yu Darvish
From April 13:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 0 @ STL 8 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .349 | Batted lead-off. G4, F6, G4, F2. Replaced on defense in the bottom of the 8th. Hitting streak ended at six games. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | Took outdoor batting practice on Friday for the first time since hurting his left hamstring. Still no timetable and when he will play in his first rehab game. (Nikkan Sports 4/14/2013) | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 3 @ KCA 2 | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | Batted ninth. SF9 (RBI), BB (R), F8. ... Sportsnet's Barry Davis: The #bluejays select the contract of SS MUNENORI KAWASAKI from AAA Buffalo. JOSE REYES on 15-day disabled list with a left ankle sprain (Twitter 4/13/2013) |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | BAL 5 @ NYY 3 | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .176 | Batted sixth. G5, F4, BB, 1B6. Assist in throwing out Nate McLouth at home in the top of the 2nd. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 3 @ TUC 5 | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .389 | Entered the game on defense in the bottom of the 6th. G4, F7. |
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. ... Next start will come on six days of rest. (Nikkan Sports 4/14/2013) ... From the Star-Telegram's Jeff Wilson: With Matt Harrison already on the disabled list with a back issue, the Rangers don't want to see something go wrong with Darvish, who suffered from mild neck stiffness in spring training. They also don't want him to have to bat. "Keep him out of the cold," manager Ron Washington said. "He doesn't have to swing the bat. He doesn't have to worry about the neck issues. It's a good way to get stiff again. We decided to give that finger more time to heal. All of that came into play." (Star-Telegram 4/13/2013) | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | Placed on 15-day DL with right forearm strain on Saturday. (CBS Sports.com 4/13/2013 via Nikkan Sports 4/14/2013) | ||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: April 18 vs Tigers. (Nikkan Sports 4/14/2013) | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: April 14 vs Orioles. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | Left his start on Friday with some tightness in his right elbow. Removed early as a precaution. (Nikkan Sports 4/14/2013) | ||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | SRC 15 @ REN 11 | 12-9 | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.23 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th with none on, two out, and Sacramento up 12-10. (H, 1) |
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | TBA 1 @ BOS 2 | 11-8 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | Entered the game in the top of the 10th with the score tied at 1. (W, 2-0) |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | TBA 1 @ BOS 2 | 9-7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | Entered the game in the top of the 9th with runners on first and second, no out, and the score tied at 1. |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL | Tossed two innings in an extended spring training game on Saturday. From MASN Sports' Roch Kubatko: Steve Johnson pitched three innings today and Tsuyoshi Wada pitched two. Manager Buck Showalter said reports indicated that their velocity was good. "Everything went well, real well," Showalter said. "We'll wait and see how they feel tomorrow, but today was a good step for them." Wada's workload will increase by one inning in each appearance. "Today was a big day to get through," Showalter said. "I think the big day will be tomorrow, seeing how he feels afterward facing hitters and pitching in a game." (MASN Sports 4/13/2013) |
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Takahiro Matsuka has reportedly signed with the Gary SouthShore RailCats (American Association).
Source: Nikkan Sports 4/14/2013