Tag: Opening Day Starters
Potential 2013 Opening Day Starters
by Gen on Mar.28, 2013 @ 4:27 pm, under NPB
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| Venue/Time | Team | Starting Pitcher | 2012 Season | 2012 Vs |
| Tokyo Dome 18:00 |
Hiroshima | Bullington, Bryan | 29 GS, 7-14, 175.2 IP, 3.23 ERA, 1.20 WHIP | 4 GS, 1-2, 24.0 IP, 2.63 ERA, 1.04 WHIP |
| Yomiuri | Miyaguni, Ryosuke | 16 GS, 6-2, 97.0 IP, 1.86 ERA, 1.07 WHIP | 4 GS, 2-0, 28.0 IP, 0.96 ERA, 0.82 WHIP | |
| Nagoya Dome 18:00 |
Yokohama | Fujii, Shugo | 16 GS, 7-7, 84.0 IP, 3.75 ERA, 1.43 WHIP | 2 GS, 0-2, 9.2 IP, 6.52 ERA, 1.97 WHIP |
| Chunichi | Yoshimi, Kazuki | 19 GS, 13-4, 138.2 IP, 1.75 ERA, 0.97 WHIP | 1 GS, 1-0, 7.0 IP, 2.57 ERA, 1.14 WHIP | |
| Jingu Stadium 18:00 |
Hanshin | Messenger, Randy | 29 GS, 10-11, 196.2 IP, 2.52 ERA, 1.17 WHIP | 5 GS, 1-2, 29.0 IP, 2.79 ERA, 1.14 WHIP |
| Yakult | Tateyama, Shohei | 24 GS, 12-8, 168.1 IP, 2.25 ERA, 1.10 WHIP | 6 GS, 4-0, 43.0 IP, 1.47 ERA, 0.81 WHIP | |
| Seibu Dome 18:00 |
Nippon Ham | Takeda, Masaru | 28 GS, 11-7, 182.2 IP, 2.36 ERA, 1.03 WHIP | 4 GS, 1-2, 25.1 IP, 3.55 ERA, 1.14 WHIP |
| Seibu | Kishi, Takayuki | 26 GS, 11-12, 187.2 IP, 2.45 ERA, 0.96 WHIP | 6 GS, 2-4, 40.0 IP, 2.92 ERA, 1.13 WHIP | |
| QVC Marine 18:15 |
Orix | Kaneko, Chihiro | 9 GS, 4-3, 63.2 IP, 2.40 ERA, 1.26 WHIP | -- |
| Lotte | Yoshihisa, Naruse | 28 GS, 12-11, 200.2 IP, 2.83 ERA, 1.05 WHIP | 4 GS, 2-1, 27.0 IP, 4.67 ERA, 1.07 WHIP | |
| YafuOku Dome 18:30 |
Rakuten | Norimoto, Takahiro | Rookie | Rookie |
| Softbank | Settsu, Tadashi | 27 GS, 17-5, 193.1 IP, 1.91 ERA, 1.04 WHIP | 5 GS, 4-0, 39.0 IP, 0.92 ERA, 0.82 WHIP |
2012 Opening Day Starters
by Gen on Mar.29, 2012 @ 3:59 pm, under NPB
Tags: Opening Day Starters
The Central League and Pacific League posted starters for Opening Day.
See also: 2012 Opening Day Rosters
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Central League
Hiroshima vs Chunichi @ Nagoya Dome - 18:00
Kenta Maeda (HIR) vs Kazuki Yoshimi (CHU)
Yakult vs Yomiuri @ Tokyo Dome - 18:00
Masanori Ishikawa (YAK) vs Tetsuya Utsumi (YOM)
Yokohama vs Hanshin @ Kyocera Dome Osaka - 18:00
Kentaro Takasaki (YOK) vs Atsushi Nomi (HAN)
Pacific League
Orix vs Softbank @ Yahoo Dome - 18:00
Alfredo Figaro (ORI) vs Tadashi Settsu (SOF)
Seibu vs Nippon Ham @ Sapporo Dome - 18:00
Hideaki Wakui (SEI) vs Yuki Saito (HAM)
Lotte vs Rakuten @ Kleenex Stadium - 18:00
Yoshihisa Naruse (LOT) vs Masahiro Tanaka (RAK)
Potential 2011 Opening Day Starters
by Gen on Apr.06, 2011 @ 3:06 pm, under NPB
Tags: Opening Day Starters
I have compiled a list of potential opening day starters.
Regarding the Chunichi Dragons: names like Maximo Nelson and Kenichi Nakata have been mentioned. Both pitched yesterday against the Yakult Swallows - Nelson 3 shutout innings on 1 hit; and Nakata 2 runs on 2 hits over 3 innings.
| Team | Pitcher | Opponent | Venue | Times | Last outing |
| Softbank Hawks | Tsuyoshi Wada | Orix Buffaloes | Kyocera Dome | 3 (1) | 4/5 (vs HAM): 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R |
| Seibu Lions | Hideaki Wakui | Nippon Ham Fighters | Sappooro Dome | 4 (4) | 4/5 (vs LOT): 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | Yoshihisa Naruse | Rakuten Eagles | QVC Marine Field | 2 (2) | 4/5 (vs SEI): 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 10 SO |
| Nippon Ham Fighters | Yu Darvish | Seibu Lions | Sapporo Dome | 5 (5) | 4/5 (vs SOF): 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 11 SO |
| Orix Buffaloes | Hiroshi Kisanuki | Softbank Hawks | Kyocera Dome | 1 (1) | 4/5 (vs RAK): 7 IP, 9 H, 3 R |
| Rakuten Eagles | Hisashi Iwakuma | Chiba Lotte Marines | QVC Marine Field | 7 (5) | 4/6 (vs ORI): 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R |
| Chunichi Dragons | * | Yokohama Bay Stars | Yokohama Stadium | ||
| Hanshin Tigers | Atsushi Nomi | Hiroshima Carp | Koshien Stadium | 1 (1) | 4/3 (vs YOK): 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R |
| Yomiuri Giants | Shun Tono | Yakult Swallows | Ube Stadium | 1 (1) | 4/5 (vs HAN): 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R |
| Yakult Swallows | Masanori Ishikawa | Yomiuri Giants | Ube Stadium | 6 (4) | 4/5 (vs CHU): 6 IP, 10 H, 4 R |
| Hiroshima Carp | Kenta Maeda | Hanshin Tigers | Koshien Stadium | 2 (2) | 4/5 (vs YOK): 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R |
| Yokohama Bay Stars | Shogo Yamamoto | Chunichi Dragons | Yokohama Stadium | 1 (1) | 4/5 (vs HIR): 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R |
2010 Opening Day Starters
by Gen on Feb.09, 2010 @ 12:13 am, under NPB
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Thought I'd keep an updated list of opening day starters for the 2010 season.
| Player | Team | Announced | Times |
| Tetsuya Utsumi | Yomiuri Giants | ??? | 2 (1) |
| Kazuki Yoshimi | Chunichi Dragons | ??? | 1 (1) |
| Masanori Ishikawa | Yakult Swallows | 3/10/2010 | 5 (3) |
| Yuya Ando | Hanshin Tigers | ??? | 3 (3) |
| Kenta Maeda | Hiroshima Carp | ??? | 1 (1) |
| Stephen Randolph | Yokohama Bay Stars | 3/23/2010 | 1 (1) |
| Yu Darvish | Nippon Ham Fighters | 2/6/2010 | 4 (4) |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | Rakuten Eagles | 2/8/2010 | 6 (4) |
| Toshiya Sugiuchi | Softbank Hawks | 2/2/2010 | 2 (1) |
| Hideaki Wakui | Seibu Lions | ??? | 3 (3) |
| Yoshihisa Naruse | Chiba Lotte Marines | 3/18/2010 | 1 (1) |
| Chihiro Kaneko | Orix Buffaloes | 3/11/2010 | 2 (1) |
Numbers in parentheses indicate consecutive years