Tag: Ichiro Suzuki
[5/10/2013] Hiroyuki Nakajima, Kensuke Tanaka, Ichiro Suzuki
by Gen on May.10, 2013 @ 3:12 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Munenori Kawasaki
From May 9:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | DNP | ||||||||||
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | SRC 5 @ MRB 3 | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | Batted second. F9, 1B9 (R), F3, G1, BB. Committed a fielding error in the bottom of the 7th. | |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 4 @ TBA 5 | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | Entered the game as a defensive replacement at short in the bottom of the 8th. Bunt grounded out to the pitcher in his one at bat in the top of the 10th. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 3 @ COL 1 | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | Entered the game as a defensive replacement in right in the bottom of the 6th. Grounded out to short in his one at bat in the top of the 7th. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 7 @ NAS 11 | 2B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .347 | Batted lead-off. BB (R), G4, G3 (DP), BB (SB, R), E5 (R). |
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 | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 11 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| 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 | MIN 5 @ BOS 3 | 14-10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.45 | Entered the game in the top of the 8th with Boston down 5-3. |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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[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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[5/8/2013] 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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[5/6/2013] Ichiro Suzuki, Munenori Kawasaki, Yu Darvish, Hiroyuki Nakajima
by Gen on May.06, 2013 @ 1:39 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Kyuji Fujikawa, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish
From May 5:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | STL 10 @ MIL 1 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .268 | Batted lead-off. F9, G4, F9, G4. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DNP | From Athletics Scout.com: It was looking as though Japanese shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima was getting close to 100 percent following his left hamstring strain suffered in spring training. But after just seven innings and a scheduled day off, Nakajima was held out of Triple-A Sacramento’s lineup Sunday and will head to Oakland for further examination early this week, according to an official statement from the River Cats. [Athletics Scout.com 5/5/2013] | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | SEA 2 @ TOR 10 | SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .241 | Batted ninth. G6 (RBI), BB (SB), 1B8 (R), 1B8 (RBI). |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | OAK 5 @ NYY 4 | RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .278 | Batted fifth. G1 (force), BB, 2B9 (RBI, R), 1B9. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | CSP 9 @ FRE 6 | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .352 | Entered the game in the top of the 4th at second. G1, G6 (force), Kl, F8. Committed a fielding error in the top of the 7th. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | BOS 3 @ TEX 4 | 127-78 | 27 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2.56 | Left with the game tied at three. |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | G1: ORH 2 @ IOW 5 | 21-11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | Entered the game in the top of the 6th with Iowa up 5-2. (H, 1). |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 11 vs Athletics. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: May 7 vs Rockies. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | G2: ORH 4 @ IOW 3 | 25-17 | 5 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | Entered the game in the top of the 8th with runners on first and second, one out, and the score tied at two. |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | BOS 3 @ TEX 4 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.51 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th with the score tied at three. |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | BOS 3 @ TEX 4 | 17-10 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.63 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with the score tied at three. |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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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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[5/4/2013] Norichika Aoki, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa
by Gen on May.04, 2013 @ 2:51 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Kensuke Tanaka, Kyuji Fujikawa, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki
From May 3:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | STL 6 @ MIL 1 | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | Batted lead-off. 1B9, 1B8, G6, G6. Threw out Allen Craig at home plate in the top of the 7th. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | LVG 0 @ SRC 3 | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | G6, G6, 2B9 (RBI), 1B8. Replaced by a pinch-runnerin the bottom of the 7th. | |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | SEA 4 @ TOR 0 | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | Batted ninth. 1B1 (SB), G6, G5. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | OAK 2 @ NYY 0 | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | Batted fifth. F6, 1B7, Ks, G6. Threw out Josh Donaldson at second base in the top of the 6th. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | CSP 5 @ FRE 1 | 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .384 | Entered the game as a defensive replacement in the top of the 4th. 1B1, 1B7 (SB), L5. |
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 | Scheduled to pitch an inning, or about twenty-five pitches, in a Triple-A Iowa game on the 5th. [Nikkan Sports 5/4/2013] | ||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 4 vs Toronto. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: May 7 vs Rockies. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | LVG 0 @ SRC 3 | 16-10 | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01 | 0 | 2.40 | Entered the game in the top of the 7th with a runner on first, two out, and Sacramento up 2-0. (H, 3). |
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | Was recently accused by Jack Morris of doctoring the baseball. From WEEI.com's Full Count: During Thursday night's broadcast, Morris also noted that Junichi Tazawa rubbed his fingers on his left forearm at one point, and raised questions about whether Tazawa was cheating. "It looks to me like he's got a little something on his forearm also. I don't know if that's anything in the slippery point — it might be some tacky stuff to get a feel, but it's obvious that he has gone to his forearm, too," Morris said. "Who knows? That might just be deception, too." [WEEI.com 5/2/2013] Tazawa spoke to reporters and denied the claims. "I use the rosin and some times water, but I am not doing anything illegal. ... I will not worry about," said Tazawa. [Sponichi 5/4/2013] | ||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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[5/2/2013] Ichiro Suzuki, Munenori Kawasaki, Kensuke Tanaka
by Gen on May.02, 2013 @ 6:15 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki
From May 1:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | PIT 6 @ MIL 4 | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | Entered the game as a pinch-hitter for Alex Gonzalez in the bottom of the 9th and popped out to second. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | Played in an extended spring training game on Wednesday. Went 1-for-4: G5 (DP), F9, G1, 1B8 (RBI). [Nikkan Sports 5/2/2013] | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | BOS 10 @ TOR 1 | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .227 | Batted ninth. 1B8, Ks, Ks. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | HOU 4 @ NYY 5 | CF/RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .279 | Batted lead-off. 3B8 (R), 1B3, F9, G4 (DP), IBB. Moved from center to right in the top of the 6th. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | SRC 4 @ FRE 4 | 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .375 | Batted second. G5, BB (R), Ks, F5. Hitting streak ended at eight games. |
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 | DNP | Next start: May 5 vs Toronto. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | |||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | RRE 1 @ IOW 0 | 17-12 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | Entered the game in the top of the 8th, with Iowa down 1-0. (WP 1). |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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The New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, and Cleveland Indians were at Wednesday night's game between the Nippon Ham Fighters and Rakuten Eagles at Kleenex Stadium.
Source: Sponichi 5/2/2013
[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.
[4/29/2013] 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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[4/28/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Hideki Okajima
by Gen on Apr.28, 2013 @ 2:28 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Kensuke Tanaka, Kyuji Fujikawa, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yoshinori Tateyama
From April 27:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 6 @ LAD 4 | RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .265 | Batted lead-off. BB (SB), BB (R), G6, 1B4 (R), SH2. ... Four-game hitting streak (4-for-14). |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | Workouts in Pheonix on Saturday included batting practice, fielding practice, and running dashes. (Nikkan Sports 4/28/2013) | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 4 @ NYY 5 | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Entered the game as a pinch-runner for Maicer Izturis in the top of the 9th. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | TOR 4 @ NYY 5 | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | Batted seventh. 1B7, F9, 1B7, G4. ... Five-game hitting streak (8-for-19). |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 9 @ REN 6 | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .398 | Batted lead-off. 2B7, 1B9 (SB, R), BB (CS), G4, F8. Committed a fielding error in the bottom of the 4th. ... Five-game multi-hit streak (13-for-21). |
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 | Did not report any problems with his right arm one day after tossing a bullpen session. Scheduled to toss another session on the 29th. Worked out at Wrigley Field on Saturday (running, long distance catch). (Nikkan Sports 4/28/2013) | ||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: April 28 vs Angels. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: April 30 vs Houston. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | SLC 5 @ SRC 6 | 11-10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.06 | Entered the game in the top of the 9th with Sacramento up 6-5. (S, 1). |
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | ALB 5 @ RRE 2 | 31-24 | 8 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.66 | Entered the game in the top of the 4th with runners on first and second, two out, and Round Rock down 5-0. (PO 1). |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | HOU 4 @ BOS 8 | 11-5 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.54 | Entered the game in the top of the 7th with a runner on first, two out, and Boston up 5-3. (BK 1) (H, 8). |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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New York Yankees scout Rick Williams was at Saturday's Yomiuri-Yakult game at Jingu.
Source: Nikkan Sports 4/28/2013