Tag: Munenori Kawasaki
[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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[5/3/2013] Norichika Aoki, Munenori Kawasaki, Kyuji Fujikawa
by Gen on May.03, 2013 @ 8:43 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Kyuji Fujikawa, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish
From May 2:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | STL 6 @ MIL 5 | RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | Batted lead-off. 2B9, F8, F8, 2B7 (R), E4. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | ||||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | BOS 3 @ TOR 1 | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .217 | Batted ninth. BB (SB), G4, BB, G6 (DP). |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | DNP | ||||||||||
| 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 5 vs Red Sox. ... Tossed fifty-five pitches in the bullpen on Thursday. [Nikkan Sports 5/3/2013] | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | Threw forty-one pitches to a squatting catcher in the bullpen on Thursday. He is scheduled to pitch in a Iowa Triple-A game on the 5th. [Nikkan Sports 5/3/2013] | ||||||||||
| 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 | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | BOS 3 @ TOR 1 | 11-5 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th with runners on first and second, two out, and Boston up 3-1. (H, 9). |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | BOS 3 @ TOR 1 | 15-10 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.54 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Boston up 3-1. (H, 8). |
| 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
[4/27/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Hiroyuki Nakajima
by Gen on Apr.27, 2013 @ 2:39 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 April 26:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 5 @ LAD 7 | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .259 | Batted lead-off. BB, G6, G4, 1B8 (RBI, CS), G5. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | Played in an extended spring training game on Friday. Started at short and batted second. Hit a single to left in his first at bat and grounded out to short in his second at bat. Was replaced on defense in the 5th. [Sponichi 4/27/2013] | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 4 @ NYY 6 | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .216 | Batted ninth. HBP (R), L5, F9, Ks. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | TOR 4 @ NYY 6 | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .243 | Batted sixth. 1B5, Ks, Kl, IBB. ... Four-game hitting streak (6-for-15). |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 9 @ REN 8 | 2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .392 | Batted lead-off. G6, 2B7 (R), 1B6 (CS), 3B7 (RBI, R), 1B9 (RBI, CS). ... Fourth straight multi-hit game (11-for18). |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | An interesting Darvish overlay gif that has been making the rounds, created by Drew Sheppard. | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | Played catch at a max distance of about fifty meters on Friday. Also tossed a bullpen session for the first time since he was placed on the DL-- twenty-five pitches, all fastballs, had someone stand in the batter's box for the last three pitches. [Sponichi 4/27/2013] | ||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | |||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | IOW 4 @ OMA 5 | 11-9 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th, with the score tied at two. |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | HOU 3 @ BOS 7 | 8-7 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.59 | Entered the game in the 7th with runners on first and third, one out, and Boston up 6-2. |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | HOU 3 @ BOS 7 | 17-14 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.86 | Entered the game in the 8th with Boston up 6-3. |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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Bud Selig will not temporarily pause the season in August for the Olympics. From an AP report:
... "Look, we can't stop our season in August. We just can't," baseball Commissioner Bud Selig told the Associated Press Sports Editors on Thursday. "You can't say to your fans: `We'll see you in the next period of time. Your club loses some players but yours doesn't."
... Some have suggested major leaguers could play in the Olympics during an extended All-Star break. Selig was clear that MLB's schedule will not be interrupted, and that weather made an earlier start or later ending impossible.
He also mentions hope for a "true World Series."
[4/26/2013] Ichiro Suzuki, Munenori Kawasaki, Hiroki Kuroda, Kensuke Tanaka
by Gen on Apr.26, 2013 @ 2:19 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroki Kuroda, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki
From April 25:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | DNP | ||||||||||
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | Spent most of his time taking batting practice on Thursday. Whether he plays in an extended spring training game on Friday will depend on how he is feeling beforehand. Also did some running that including changing directions at short distances. (Daily Sports 4/26/2013) | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 3 @ NYY 5 | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | Batted second. G4 (DP), 2B9, G5, G3 (force). |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | TOR 3 @ NYY 5 | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | Batted sixth. G3, F6, 1B9, 1B7 (SB). ... Is 100 away from 4,000 NPB+NPB hits. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 11 @ REN 5 | 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .365 | Batted lead-off. 1B8 (R), F7, HBP (R), 1B5, G6 (DP). |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | TOR 3 @ NYY 5 | 103-65 | 25 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.79 | Left the game with New York up 5-3. (W, 3-1). ... Recorded 60th career MLB victory. |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | SLC 5 @ SRC 6 | 11-8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | Entered the game in the top of the 7th with Sacramento up 6-1. |
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL | From CSNBaltimore's Rich Dubroff: [Wada's] next step, Showalter says, is to pitch five innings in extended spring, and that could come on either Sunday or Monday. If he completes that successfully and feels strong on his next work day, then the Orioles could talk about sending him on a rehab assignment in early May. "He's had no setbacks yet, so that's really good to see," Showalter said. "I like the way he's progressing and presenting himself as an option. That’s encouraging." (CSNBaltimore 4/23/2013) |
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[4/25/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Yu Darvish, Hiroyuki Nakajima
by Gen on Apr.25, 2013 @ 2:51 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish
From April 24:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 1 @ SDN 2 | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 | Batted lead-off. G1, 1B7, G4, BB. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | Played in an extended spring training game on Wednesday. As a precaution, he did not have to run to first after hitting the ball or play defense. Three trips to the plate: fly out to center, ground out to short, hit a drive that went over the left fielder's head. (Nikkan Sports 4/25/2013) | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 6 @ BAL 5 | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | Entered the game as a defensive replacement at short in the bottom of the 9th. Singled to left in his only at bat in the top of the 11th. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 0 @ TBA 3 | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | Batted second. F9, G4, G3, 1B9. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | DNP |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | TEX 11 @ LAA 3 | 100-68 | 22 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.65 | Left the game with Texas up 11-0. (W, 4-1). |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | |||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | OAK 5 @ BOS 6 | 25-15 | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | Entered the game in the top of the 6th with runners on second and third, two out, and Boston up 6-3. (H, 6). |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | OAK 5 @ BOS 6 | 25-16 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.08 | Entered the game in the top of the 8th with Boston up 6-4. (H, 6). |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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Ichiro Suzuki, Norichika Aoki are on the 2013 All-Star ballot.
[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