Tag: Koji Uehara

[4/22/2013] Norichika Aoki, Munenori Kawasaki, Ichiro Suzuki, Koji Uehara

by on Apr.22, 2013 @ 4:37 pm, under MLB
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From April 21:

Hitters

Player Tm Game Pos AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Other
Norichika Aoki MIL CHC 2 @ MIL 4 RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 Batted lead-off. G4, G1, Ks, F7.
Hiroyuki Nakajima OAK DL                    
Munenori Kawasaki TOR NYY 4 @ TOR 8 SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .261 Batted lead-off. 1B1 (R), SF7 (RBI), G6, K (foul tip), Kl.
Ichiro Suzuki NYY NYY 4 @ TOR 8 RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 Batted seventh. K (foul tip), G3, G4 (force), G1.
Kensuke Tanaka SF TUC 5 @ FRE 4 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0   .328 Batted lead-off. G6, F9, G3, BB, BB (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. ... Threw forty pitches in the bullpen. (Nikkan Sports 4/22/2013)
Kyuji Fujikawa CHC DL                      
Hisashi Iwakuma SEA DNP                     Next start: April 23 vs Astros.
Hiroki Kuroda NYY DNP                      
Daisuke Matsuzaka CLE DNP                      
Hideki Okajima OAK REN 10 @ SRC 8 24-17 7 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.00 Entered the game in the top of the 7th with a runner on third, two out, and Sacramento down 10-8.
Hisanori Takahashi CHC IOW 0 @ MRB 1 17-10 4 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Entered the game in the bottom of the 6th with runners on first and third, two out, and no score.
Yoshinori Tateyama TEX DNP                      
Junichi Tazawa BOS KCA 5 @ BOS 4
Gm 2
18-12 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.00 Entered the game in the top of the 7th with Boston up 4-3. (H, 4).
Koji Uehara BOS KCA 5 @ BOS 4
Gm 2
21-14 5 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1.17 Entered the game in the top of the 8th, with Boston up 4-3. Gave up his first earned run of the season on a two-out solo homer to Billy Butler. (BS, 1). ... Streak of scoreless games ended at twenty-two (18.1 innings). (Nikkan Sports 4/22/2013)
Tsuyoshi Wada BAL DL                      

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[4/19/2013] Ichiro Suzuki, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Tsuyoshi Wada, Hisashi Iwakuma

by on Apr.19, 2013 @ 5:27 pm, under MLB
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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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[4/18/2013] Norchika Aoki, Munenori Kawasaki, Ichiro Suzuki, Koji Uehara

by on Apr.18, 2013 @ 4:09 pm, under MLB
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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 on Apr.16, 2013 @ 3:03 pm, under MLB
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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


[4/14/2013] Hiroyuki Nakajima, Munenori Kawasaki, Kyuji Fujikawa, Tsuyoshi Wada

by on Apr.14, 2013 @ 2:53 pm, under MLB
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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


[4/12/2013] Hiroyuki Nakajima, Kensuke Tanaka, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara

by on Apr.12, 2013 @ 3:34 pm, under MLB
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From April 11:

Hitters

Player Tm Game Pos AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Other
Norichika Aoki MIL DNP                   No game
Hiroyuki Nakajima OAK DL                   With Scott Sizemore out with a torn ACL, Nakajima will likely get a look at second.. From San Franciso Chronicle's Susan Slusser: ... This might increase the probability that Hiro Nakajima works out at second base while at Triple-A Sacramento, something that already was likely to happen. The A's signed him for two years and, if they believe he can hit at the big-league level, second base might be a better defensive fit for Nakajima in the majors than shortstop, where Nakajima appeared tentative at times this spring. (SFGate 4/11/2013)
Munenori Kawasaki TOR DNP                   SYR @ BUF Pospoted (Rain)
Ichiro Suzuki NYY DNP                   NYY @ CLE Postponed (Rain)
Kensuke Tanaka SF LVG 14 @ FRE 3 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0   .379 Batted second. G3, F8, G4, G3 (force). Hitting streak ended at five games.

Pitchers

Player Tm Game NP-S BF IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Other
Yu Darvish TEX DNP                     Next start: April 12 vs Mariners.
Kyuji Fujikawa CHC DNP                      
Hisashi Iwakuma SEA DNP                     Next start: April 12 vs Rangers.
Hiroki Kuroda NYY DNP                     Next start: April 13 vs Orioles.
Daisuke Matsuzaka CLE DNP                     Next AAA start: April 12 vs Indianapolis. ... Start on the 11th was pushed back a day -- game postponed because of rain. (Nikkan Sports 4/12/2013)
Hideki Okajima OAK DNP                      
Hisanori Takahashi CHC SF 7 @ CHC 6 40-25 9 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 6.00 Entered the game in the top of the 5th, with runners on first and second, one out, and Chicago up 5-4.
Yoshinori Tateyama TEX DNP                      
Junichi Tazawa BOS BAL 3 @ BOS 2 17-12 4 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.80 Entered the game in the top of the 8th and Boston down 3-2. (WP).
Koji Uehara BOS BAL 3 @ BOS 2 8-4 3 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 Entered the game in the top of the 7th with runners on first and second, two out, and the game tied at two. (IBB 1).
Tsuyoshi Wada BAL DL                      

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[4/11/2013] Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Junichi Tazawa, Yoshinori Tateyama

by on Apr.11, 2013 @ 2:32 pm, under MLB
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From April 10:

Hitters

Player Tm Game Pos AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Other
Norichika Aoki MIL DNP                   MIL @ CHC Postponed (Rain)
Hiroyuki Nakajima OAK DL                    
Munenori Kawasaki TOR DNP                   SYR @ BUF Pospoted (Rain)
Ichiro Suzuki NYY DNP                   NYY @ CLE Postponed (Rain)
Kensuke Tanaka SF LVG 3 @ FRE 6 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0   .440 Batted second. 1B7 (R), G6, 2B (RBI), F9. Five-game hitting streak (11-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 12 vs Mariners. ... Threw about thirty pitches in the bullpen. (Nikkan Sports 4/11/2013)
Kyuji Fujikawa CHC DNP                     MIL @ CHC Postponed (Rain)
Hisashi Iwakuma SEA DNP                     Next start: April 12 vs Rangers.
Hiroki Kuroda NYY DNP                     Next start: April 13 vs Orioles. ... Threw thirty-six pitches in the bullpen on Wednesday. (Nikkan Sports 4/11/2013)
Daisuke Matsuzaka CLE DNP                     Next AAA start: April 11 vs Indianapolis.
Hideki Okajima OAK DNP                      
Hisanori Takahashi CHC DNP                     MIL @ CHC Postponed (Rain)
Yoshinori Tateyama TEX IOW 3 @ RRE 2 41-29 11 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.93 Entered the game in the top of the 5th with runners on first and third, one out, and the score tied at 2.
Junichi Tazawa BOS BAL 8 @ BOS 5  14-8 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.25 Entered the game in the top of the 7th with Boston up 5-3.
Koji Uehara BOS BAL 8 @ BOS 5 12-8 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Entered the game in the top of the 6th with the score tied at 3.
Tsuyoshi Wada BAL DL                      

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[4/6/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Okajima, Koji Uehara, Hiroki Kuroda

by on Apr.06, 2013 @ 3:29 pm, under MLB
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From April 5:

Hitters

Player Tm Game Pos AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Other
Norichika Aoki MIL ARI 3 @ MIL 1 RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 Batted lead-off. 1B, Ks, G4, G3. Removed in the top of the 9th.
Hiroyuki Nakajima OAK DL                    
Munenori Kawasaki TOR DNP                    
Ichiro Suzuki NYY NYY 3 @ DET 8 LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .077 Batted seventh. G3, G4, F6, F9.
Kensuke Tanaka SF TAC 3 @ FRE 8 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0   .125 Batted second. 1B (CS), F7, SF7, E1 (RS), G6.

Pitchers

Player Tm Game NP-S BF IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Other
Yu Darvish TEX DNP                     Next start: April 7 vs Angels. Tossed thirty-five pitches in the bullpen on the 5th. (Nikkan Sports 4/6/2013, Daily Sports 4/6/2013)
Kyuji Fujikawa CHC DNP                      
Hisashi Iwakuma SEA DNP                     Next start: April 7 vs White Sox.
Hiroki Kuroda NYY DNP                     Next start: April 8 vs Indians. Tossed thirty-six pitches in the bullpen on the 5th. Right middle finger is not 100%, but should be good enough. (Nikkan Sports 4/6/2013, Daily Sports 4/6/2013)
Daisuke Matsuzaka CLE DNP                      
Hideki Okajima OAK LVG 9 @ SRC 3 26-16 5 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Entered the game in the top of the 8th with the bases loaded, two out, and Sacramento down 6-2. (WP)
Hisanori Takahashi CHC OMA 1 @ RRE 3 6-3 2 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Entered the game in the top of the 6th with a runner on second, two out, and Round Rock up 2-1. (HBP)(H, 1)
Yoshinori Tateyama TEX DNP                      
Junichi Tazawa BOS BOS 6 @ TOR 4 16-11 5 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.00 Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th with Boston up 4-3. (BS, 1; W, 1-0)
Koji Uehara BOS BOS 6 @ TOR 4 9-7 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Entered the game in the bottom of the 6th with a runner on second, no out, and Boston up 4-3. (H, 2)
Tsuyoshi Wada BAL DL                      

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Manny Ramirez hit the CPBL's 7,000th home run on April 4.

Source: Nikkan Sports 4/6/2013


[4/2/2013] Ichiro Suzuki, Norichika Aoki, Koji Uehara, Junichi Tazawa, Kyuji Fujikawa

by on Apr.02, 2013 @ 9:48 pm, under MLB
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Games from April 1:

Hitters

Player Game AB R H RBI BB SO LOB Other
Ichiro Suzuki BOS 8 @ NYY 2 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 Batted seventh. G6 (force), 1B, F5, GIDP
Norichika Aoki COL 4 @ MIL 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 Batted lead-off. BB, HR, L7, G5 (force, R), Ks

Pitchers

Player Game NP-S BF IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Other
Koji Uehara BOS 8 @ NYY 2 5-5 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Entered game in the 6th. (H, 1)
Junichi Tazawa BOS 8 @ NYY 2 9-8 3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Entered game in the 8th. (H, 1)
Kyuji Fujikawa CHC 6 @ PIT 1 2-2 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Entered game in the 9th with runners on first and second, two out. (S, 1).

2/6/2013: Takahiro Matsuka, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Koji Uehara

by on Feb.06, 2013 @ 9:55 pm, under MLB
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Takahiro Matsuka continues his workouts in the US in hopes of finding a US team to play for this year.

Source: Nikkan Sports 2/6/2013

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According to Daily Sports, the New York Mets do not have any plans to sit down with Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Source: Daily Sports 2/6/2013

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Koji Uehara left for the US on Tuesday.  Before leaving, he spoke to reporters and said, "It would be great if I could throw a slider.  I have been trying one out since last year.  If I can get it to work, then I will use it during the season."

He also said, "I spoke to [Junichi Tazawa].  If you ask me, I would like to see him start.  He is still young and I think he can do it.  As for me [starting], I would throw seventy pitches and then require ten days of rest, which would be impossible."

Source: Nikkan Sports 2/6/2013

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Hideki Matsui reportedly turned down an invite by the Yankees to be a guest instructor during spring training because his wife is pregnant.

Source: Bryan Hoch Twitter via Nikkan Sports 2/6/2013

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Orix Bank announced that Ichiro Suzuki will be appearing in their TV commercials for the Kanto/Kansai regions.  Ichiro has been appearing in various advertisements for Orix Group since 2011.  This will be his first TV spot for Orix Bank.

Source: Daily Sports 2/6/2013


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