Tag: Tsuyoshi Wada
[5/22/2013] Norichika Aoki, Munenori Kawasaki, Yu Darvish, Tsuyoshi Wada
by Gen on May.22, 2013 @ 3:24 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Tsuyoshi Wada, Yu Darvish
From May 21:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | LAD 2 @ MIL 5 | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .325 | Batted lead-off. G5, BB, F9, 1B3. Made a nice diving catch in the 8th inning. |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TBA 4 @ TOR 3 | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .237 | Batted ninth. G1, G6, 1B8 (R), BB. Helped turn four double plays. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | NOZ 4 @ SRC 3 | 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | Batted second. G3, G5, F8, 2B9 (R), F9. | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| 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 | OAK 1 @ TEX 0 | 101-56 | 25 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2.84 | Left the game with Texas down 1-0. (HBP 1). (L, 7-2). Turned a double play on a sac bunt attempt in the 5th. |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 26 vs Rangers | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: May 22 vs Orioles | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | ||||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DUB 3 @ NOR 2 | 83-47 | 21 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.63 | Left the game in the top of the 5th with the bases loaded, no out, and no score. (WP 1, HBP 1). (L, 0-1). |
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The San Diego Padres will reportedly send scouts to tonight's Hiroshima-Seibu game at Seibu Dome. They may be checking on Seibu pitcher Kazuhisa Makita.
Source: Sponichi 5/22/2013
[5/17/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Yu Darvish, Junichi Tazawa
by Gen on May.17, 2013 @ 4:21 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Norichika Aoki, Tsuyoshi Wada, Yu Darvish
From May 16:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 1 @ PIT 7 | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .307 | Batted first. BB (CS), F9, G2, G4. |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | DNP | ||||||||||
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | ORH 7 @ SRC 2 | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | Batted second. G4, L8, Kl, 2B9. | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | SEA 3 @ NYY 2 | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .239 | Batted eighth. G4, F7, 1B8 (R), Ks. Snapped an 0-for-22 streak. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | DNP |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DET 4 @ TEX 10 | 130-90 | 32 | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2.97 | Darvish left the game with a 10-4 lead. (WP 1, IBB 1). (W, 7-1). |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 20 vs Indians | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: May 17 vs Blue Jays | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | BOS 4 @ TBA 3 | 25-20 | 8 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.95 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Boston down 3-1. (W, 3-2). |
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | LHV 6 @ NOR 8 | 78-45 | 18 | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6.75 | Left the game with a 7-4 lead. (WP 1). ... Scheduled for another start at Triple-A Norfolk on the 21st. [Nikkan Sports 5/17/2013] |
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[5/15/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Yu Darvish
by Gen on May.15, 2013 @ 2:29 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hirotoshi Onaka, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Tsuyoshi Wada, Wei-Ying Chen, Yoshinori Tateyama, Yu Darvish
From May 14:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 3 @ PIT 4 | RF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | Batted lead-off. G6, F6, 1B1 (R), G4 (force), 1B7, 1B6. ... Second straight three-hit game (6-for-11). |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | SFN 6 @ TOR 10 | PR/SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | Entered the game as a pinch-runner for Adam Lind in the bottom of the 6th. Remained in the game at short. Grounded out to short in his only at bat in the bottom of the 8th. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | SRC 9 @ NAS 0 | SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | Batted second. 1B9 (R), G5, F8, G1, Kl. | |
| Hirotoshi Onaka | TEX | RRE 1 @ TUC 12 | PH/RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | Entered the game as a pinch-hitter for Jim Adduci in the top of the 7th and grounded out to second. Took over in right in the bottom of the 7th. Grounded out to first in his final at bat in the 9th. | |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | SEA 3 @ NYY 4 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .246 | Batted seventh. Kl, Ks, F8, G1. ... Hitless in four straight (0-for-16 with five strikeouts). |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 3 @ MRB 4 | 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .338 | Batted lead-off. BB (SB, R), F8, F7, L6, F3 (force). |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | DNP | Next start: May 16 vs Tigers. ... To donate US$25,000 to help support City of Dallas RBI youth baseball program. [Rangers Press Release 5/14/2013] .... According to Nolan Ryan, Darvish has the "best slider in baseball." [Dallas News 5/13/2013] | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 15 vs Yankees. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | |||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | IOW 1 @ REN 11 | 7-5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th with down up 10-1. Was replaced by a pinch-hitter in the top of the 8th. |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | RRE 1 @ TUC 12 | 47-28 | 10 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.86 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 2nd with a runner on second, two out, and Round Rock down 9-1. |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL | Scheduled to make minor league rehab start at Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday. [Baltimore Sun 5/13/2013] |
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Wei-Ying Chen (Baltimore) was placed on the 15-day DL on Tuesday. From an AP report posted at ESPN:
"It's one of those things that's tough to handicap the severity of it," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. "There's three grades, and I think his was in the middle. If you look at the history of these things, it gives you the idea that it is a little later than sooner. We'll take whatever comes our way."
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Scouts from at least six MLB teams -- Yankees, Rangers, Mariners, Giants, Rays, A's -- were at Tuesday night's Rakuten-Yokohama game at Yokohama Stadium.
Source: Sanspo 5/15/2013
[5/11/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Kyuji Fujikawa, Hisashi Iwakuma
by Gen on May.11, 2013 @ 3:36 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Kyuji Fujikawa, Norichika Aoki, Tsuyoshi Wada
From May 10:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 3 @ CIN 4 | RF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .301 | Batted lead-off. 1B5, 1B8 (PO/CS), BB, BB, 1B8 (R). |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | SRC 3 @ MRB 10 | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | Batted second. G4, SF9 (RBI), F8, E3. | |
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 11 @ KCA 6 | RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | Batted fifth. HR9 (two RBI), G1, 2B9 (R), G5, 1B8 (SB, R). Tried to make a leaping catch up along the fence in foul territory in the 9th. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 5 @ NAS 4 | 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .352 | Batted lead-off. BB (R), F7, Ks, BB (SB, R), 1B9, 1B8. |
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 | CHC 3 @ WSH 7 | 12-9 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.13 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 7th with Washington up 7-2. |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | OAK 3 @ SEA 6 | 95-68 | 25 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1.74 | Left the game with Seattle up 6-2. (WP 1). (W, 4-1). |
| 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 | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL | Pitched in an extended spring training game on Friday. He tossed seven shutout innings and did not allow any hits. He threw eighty-eight pitches and struck out ten. [Nikkan Sports 5/11/2013] |
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[5/7/2013] Munenori Kawasaki, Kyuji Fujikawa, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Tsuyoshi Wada
by Gen on May.07, 2013 @ 3:06 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Kensuke Tanaka, Kyuji Fujikawa, Munenori Kawasaki, Tsuyoshi Wada, Yoshinori Tateyama
From May 6:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | DNP | ||||||||||
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DNP | Latest update, from Susan Slusser (Twitter): Nakajima is feeling better, will head to Memphis and play nine innings for @RiverCats tomorrow. #Athletics [Twitter 5/7/2013] | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | TOR 8 @ TBA 7 | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 | Batted ninth. 1B6, BB (R). Was replaced by a pinch-hitter Mark DeRosa in the top of the 6th. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | DNP | ||||||||||
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | CSP 5 @ FRE 7 | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | Batted lead-off. 1B8, F7, 1B9 (R), G4, |
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 | Latest update, from the Sun-Times' Toni Ginnetti: Fujikawa, recovering from a forearm muscle strain, will pitch one more time with Class AA Tennessee this week. He pitched an inning Sunday for Class AAA Iowa, striking out two and walking one. Fujikawa likely would return to closing, allowing Sveum to use Kevin Gregg and James Russell in setup roles. [Sun Times 5/7/2013] ... Is scheduled to pitch at Double-AA Tennessee on Tuesday. [Sponichi 5/7/2013] | ||||||||||
| 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 | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | NAS 9 @ RRE 5 | 15-12 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | Entered the game in the top of the 9th with Round Rock down 9-5. |
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL | Scheduled to throw about eighty pitches in his next (and final) extended spring training game on the 10th. [Nikkan Sports 5/7/2013] |
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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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[5/1/2013] 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.
[4/30/2013] Norichika Aoki, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Kyuji Fujikawa, Daisuke Matsuzaka
by Gen on Apr.30, 2013 @ 3:16 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Kensuke Tanaka, Kyuji Fujikawa, Norichika Aoki, Toru Murata, Tsuyoshi Wada
From April 29:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | PIT 4 @ MIL 10 | RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .253 | Batted lead-off. BB (R), G5, HR8/9 (RBI, R), G4, Ks. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | Played in an extedned spring training game on Monday. Went 1-for-3: F9, 1B8, F9. He was replaced on defense in the 6th. [Nikkan Sports 4/30/2013] ... Could play in Triple-A Sacramento game on May 3. [Sponichi 4/30/2013] | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | DNP | ||||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | DNP | Got the day off on Monday. [Nikkan Sports 4/30/2013] | |||||||||
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | SRC 7 @ FRE 8 | PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .398 | Entered the game as a pinch-hitter for Juan Ciriaco in the bottom of the 11th. Drove in the game-tying run and crossed the plate as the game-winning run. |
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 | Currently slated to pitch at Triple-A Iowa on May 5. Threw thirty-two pitches in the bullpen. Mixed in some off-speed pitches. Will toss one more session before pitching in a game.[Nikkan Spprts 4/30/2013] | ||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: May 5 vs Toronto | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: April 30 vs Houston. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | Left start on Sunday with discomfort in his left side. Will focus some time on getting treatment. Team will monitor him over the next few days before deciding what to do next. [Nikkan Sports 4/30/2013] | ||||||||||
| Toru Murata | CLE | COL 1 @ PAW 5 | 95-63 | 27 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6.00 | Left the game with Columbus down 4-1. (L, 0-1). |
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | SRC 7 @ FRE 8 | 22-13 | 8 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.63 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 9th with the game tied at six. (IBB 1). |
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL | Tossed five innings in an extended spring training game on Monday. [Nikkan Sports 4/30/2013] |
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Former Hankyu pitcher Brad "The Animal" Lesley passed away this weekend at the age of fifty-four.
Lesley pitched in sixty games and went 7-5 with twenty-four saves and 3.00 ERA over two seasons (1986, 1987) in Japan.
Source: TMZ 4/29/2013
[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
[4/19/2013] 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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