Tag: Hisashi Iwakuma
[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
[4/13/2013] Norichika Aoki, Kensuke Tanaka, Yu Darvish, Hisashi Iwakuma
by Gen on Apr.13, 2013 @ 4:20 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hiroki Kuroda, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Kyuji Fujikawa, Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish
From April 12:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 0 @ STL 2 | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .385 | Batted lead-off. 1B8 (SB), G6, L8, BB. Extended hitting streak to six games (12-for-25). |
| 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 4/13/2013) | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | DNP | SYR @ BUF Pospoted (Rain) | |||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | BAL 2 @ NYY 5 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .161 | Batted sixth. F4, Ks, Kl, G5. Hitting streak ended at three games. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 7 @ TUC 4 | 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .412 | Batted second. 1B9 (R), 1B8 (R), F8, 1B8 (RBI), G5. Committed a throwing error 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 | TEX 1 @ SEA 3 | 108-61 | 24 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.75 | Left the game with Texas down 3-1. (WP, HBP)(L, 2-1). |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | SFN 3 @ CHC 4 | 30-15 | 7 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | Entered the game in the top of the 9th with Chicago up 2-0. (WP)(BS, 1; W, 1-0) |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | TEX 1 @ SEA 3 | 90-62 | 24 | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2.18 | Left the game with Seattle up 3-1. (W, 2-0). ... Celebrated thirty-second birthday. |
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: April 14 vs Orioles. ... Andy Pettitte experiencing back spasms. Kuroda will take Pettitte's start on the 14th and Phil Hughes the start on the 13th. (USA Today 4/12/2013) | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | IND 6 @ COL 7 | 58-29 | 15 |
2.1 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6.14 | Left the game with runners on second and third, one out, and Columbus up 7-3 in the top of the 3rd |
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | TB @ BOS Postponed (Rain) | ||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | TB @ BOS Postponed (Rain) | ||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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The Yankees will host Hideki Matsui Bobblehead Day on July 28th.
Source: official announcement
[4/8/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Yu Darvish, Hisashi Iwakuma, Kyuji Fujikawa
by Gen on Apr.08, 2013 @ 3:43 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroki Kuroda, Hisanori Takahashi, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Kyuji Fujikawa, Norichika Aoki, Yoshinori Tateyama, Yu Darvish
From April 7:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | ARI 8 @ MIL 7 | RF | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .370 | Batted lead-off. G4, 2B (8, 2 RBI), GIDP, 1B (7), 1B (9, RBI, SB, R), 1B (7, R). |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | ||||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 7 @ DET 0 | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .111 | Batted sixth. G6 (force, R), L9, 1B (6), SF9, L7. Snapped an 0-for-16 slide. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | DNP |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | LAA 3 @ TEX 7 | 85-50 | 24 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1.98 | Left the game with Texas up 4-3 and a blister on his right ring finger. (W, 2-0) |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | Reportedly replaced Carlos Marmol as the new closer on the 7th. (Chicago Tribune 4/7/2013) | ||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | SEA 3 - CWS 4 | 89-62 | 27 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.57 | Left the game with the score tied at three. |
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Is at about 90% for his next start on April 8 vs Indians. (Nikkan Sports 4/8/2013) | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | Next AAA start: April 11 vs Indianapolis. (Sponichi 4/8/2013) | ||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | LVG 4 @ SRC 8 | 20-12 | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | Entered the game in the top of the 8th with Sacramento up 8-2. |
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | CHC 1 @ ATL 5 | 13-7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Chicago down 4-1. |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | OMA 5 @ RRE 2 | 23-19 | 7 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.86 | Entered the game in the top of the 8th with Round Rock down 4-2. |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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[4/3/2013] Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish, Hisashi Iwakuma, Hiroyuki Nakajima
by Gen on Apr.03, 2013 @ 4:43 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisashi Iwakuma, Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish
Games from April 2:
Hitters
| Player | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | COL 8 @ MIL 4 | RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Batted lead-off. L7, G6, G4, 1B (8), 1B (9) |
Pitchers
| Player | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX 7 @ HOU 0 | 111-78 | 27 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | Perfect through 8.2 innings -- Marwin Gonzalez hit a first-pitch fastball back up the middle with two outs in the 9th. Personal high 14 strikeouts. (W, 1-0). |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA 7 @ OAK 1 | 88-53 | 20 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1.50 | Surrendered a solo HR to Yoenis Cespedes in the 2nd inning. (W, 1-0). |
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Hiroyuki Nakajima (OAK) started playing catch and did some light running on Tuesday. He did not taking any batting or fielding practice.
Source: Nikkan Sports 4/3/2013
11/19/2012: Hiroki Kuroda, Kyuji Fujikawa, Ichiro Suzuki, Hisashi Iwakuma
by Gen on Nov.19, 2012 @ 8:47 pm, under MLB
Tags: Hiroki Kuroda, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Kyuji Fujikawa
The Yankees could end up offering Hiroki Kuroda US$15 million to US$16 million. From The New York Post's Joel Sherman:
Kuroda rejected the Yankees' $13.3 million tender offer for 2013, which means the Yankees likely would have to pay more than that just to keep Kuroda for one season. And they probably would be willing to go to $15 million-$16 million. Because the Yankees made the tender, they would receive a draft pick between the first and second rounds if Kuroda left, and the Dodgers or Angels would lose their first-round pick if they signed Kuroda.
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Kyuji Fujikawa visited the Angels (arrived at around 9:52am) and Dodgers (arrived at around 1:40pm) on Saturday. Source: Sanspo 11/19/2012, Sanspo 11/19/2012
Fujikawa returned to Japan today. He has apparently received offers from ten MLB teams and visited five of them on his trip. Source: Daily Sports 11/19/2012
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Ichiro Suzuki worked out at Hotto Motto Kobe Field today. Source: Sanspo 11/19/2012
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Hisashi Iwakuma returned to Japan on Sunday. Source: Sponichi 11/19/2012
11/3/2012: Iwakuma gets two-year deal; Ichiro to play in majors next year
by Gen on Nov.03, 2012 @ 2:44 pm, under MLB
Tags: Hiroki Kuroda, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki
The Seattle Mariners signed Hisashi Iwakuma to a two-year deal. From MLB.com's Greg Johns:
Right-handed starter Hisashi Iwakuma, who helped stabilize Seattle's rotation in the second half of last season, agreed to a two-year contract extension Friday that will keep him with the Mariners at least through 2014.
Iwakuma, 31, would have become a free agent after Saturday if he and the Mariners didn't come to an agreement, but the two sides hammered out a contract that includes an option for a possible third season in 2015.
As first reported by Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com, the deal is worth $14 million for two years, with Iwakuma earning $6.5 million in 2013 and '14, with a $1 million buyout on a $7 million option for 2015.
Heyman's initial report can be found here.
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Yankees have "a good chance" to re-sign Hiroki Kuroda. From the New York Post's Justin Terranova (via Sanspo):
As for Kuroda, Rothschild thinks that if the veteran righty pitches in the majors it will be in pinstripes.
"I think he enjoyed the experience," Rothschild said. "His decision to some degree is, is this the year to go back to Japan. He feels like he has a debt to the team in Japan that he played for. So, he'd like to pitch another year for them before he retires. … If he's not I think we have a good chance to re-sign him and play for us or possibly the Dodgers. I know he enjoyed New York."
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Ichiro Suzuki will play in the majors next season. From the New York Post's Dan Martin and George A. King (via Sponichi):
... And Ichiro, while terrific after coming from Seattle, doesn't provide much power. He did show, however, he's not simply a role player, despite being 39 years old.
Ichiro did not hide the fact he enjoyed his time with the Yankees and is said to be willing to wait for the team to sort out the outfield situation.
Ichiro's agent, Tony Attanasio, said he would definitely be back in the majors next season and is not ready to go back to Japan.