Tag: Yu Darvish
[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
[4/21/2013] Norichika, Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Munenori Kawasaki, Hiroki Kuroda
by Gen on Apr.21, 2013 @ 3:26 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroki Kuroda, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish
From April 20:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | CHC 1 @ MIL 5 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | Batted lead-off. F7, G4, E6 (RS), G1. Replaced on defense in the top of the 8th. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | ||||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | NYY 5 @ TOR 3 | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | Batted ninth. L5, 1B7. Replaced by pinch-hitter in the bottom of the 8th. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 5 @ TOR 3 | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 | Batted seventh. F8, 1B4, F8, G4, SH1 (E, RS). |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | TUC 5 @ FRE 4 | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .345 | Batted lead-off. 1B7, F8, G4, F4, 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 24 vs Angels. (Nikkan Sports 4/21/2013) ... Recorded tenth double-digit strikeout game in thirty-third MLB game, which is third most behind Dwight Gooden (sixteen) and Hideo Nomo (twelve). (Sponichi 4/21/2013) | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: April 23 vs Astros. ... Tossed a bullpen session on Saturday. (Nikkan Sports 4/21/2013) | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | NYY 5 @ TOR 3 | 108-64 | 25 | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.35 | Left the game in the bottom of the 8th, with a runner on first, one out, and New York up 3-0. He did not factor into the decision. |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 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 |
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[4/20/2013] Norichika Aoki, Ichiro Suzuki, Yu Darvish, Kyuji Fujikawa
by Gen on Apr.20, 2013 @ 5:17 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Kyuji Fujikawa, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish
From April 19:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | CHC 4 @ MIL 5 | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | Batted lead-off. E3 (R), 1B8 (CS), G3, G4. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | From SF Chronicle's Susan Slusser: Hiro Nakajima will head to extended spring training in Arizona on Monday as he recovers from a hamstring injury, and he is likely to get in games there. He's expected to play shortstop, at least initially. It would not surprise me a bit, however, if the A's begin to have him work at some other spots while there. I don't see any way Jed Lowrie is coming out of the A's shortstop spot any time soon, so Nakajima needs to be as versatile as all of Oakland's other infielders if he ever is to have a shot at playing much. (SFGate 4/19/2013) | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | NYY 9 @ TOR 4 | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | Batted ninth. K (foul tip), G5, G4. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | NYY 9 @ TOR 4 | RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | Batted sixth. G4, 2B9 (R), F7, L9, 2B7. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 2 @ TAC 4 | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .352 |
Entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the top of the 9th with runners on first and second, two out, and Fresno down 4-2. He popped out to short to end the inning. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | SEA 0 @ TEX 7 | 111-69 | 26 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2.03 | Left the game with the Rangers up 7-0. Second double-digit strikeout game of the year. His first strikeout of the game was the 1,500th of his NPB (1,250)+MLB (250) career. (W, 3-1) |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | Played some catch on Friday (distance of about twenty meters) for the first time since going on the DL. He reportedly threw the ball without any pain. (Nikkan Sports 4/20/2013) | ||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: April 23 vs Astros. ... Whether he makes his next start on the 23rd will depend on how the blister on his right middle finger is doing. (Nikkan Sports 4/20/2013) | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: April 20 vs Blue Jays. | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | SRC 5 @ LVG 10 | 13-10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | Entered the game in the bottom of the 8th with Sacramento down 10-4. |
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | KCA @ BOS Postponed. | ||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | KCA @ BOS Postponed. | ||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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[4/18/2013] Norchika Aoki, Munenori Kawasaki, Ichiro Suzuki, Koji Uehara
by Gen on Apr.18, 2013 @ 4:09 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroki Kuroda, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Munenori Kawasaki, Norchika Aoki, Yu Darvish
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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[4/17/2013] Norichika Aoki, Munenori Kawasaki, Ichiro Suzuki, Hisanori Takahashi
by Gen on Apr.17, 2013 @ 1:58 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish
From April 16:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | SFN 8 @ MIL 10 | RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .340 | Batted lead-off. BB, HBP (R), BB, G6, HR9. |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | OAK | DL | Worked on turning double plays from short on Monday. (Nikkan Sports 4/15/2013) ... From MLB.com's Jane Lee: Nakajima (hamstring) may not be too far behind him, but he needs to show he can run the bases first before he returns to any game action. ... If he runs the bases this weekend, then maybe we're closer with him as well," manager Bob Melvin said Monday. "You have good days and bad days, and there are days he hasn't felt great. When we were on the road trip, I think there were a couple days he wasn't making progress, but here recently he's said he feels very good, so I think we're on the verge of getting him on the bases. We'll have a better indication of where he is once he does that." (MLB.com 4/15/2013) | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | CWS 4 @ TOR 3 | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | Batted ninth. G4, BB (CS), G1. Makes a nice diving grab in the 7th. |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | ARI 2 @ NYY 4 | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .189 | Batted sixth. G3, 1B8, Kl, IBB. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 3 @ TAC 2 | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .340 | Batted second. G3, BB, 2B8 (RBI), F4, G4. Committed a throwing error in the bottom of the 8th. |
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. ... Threw forty-eight pitches in the bullpen. (Nikkan Sports 4/17/2013) | ||||||||||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | DL | |||||||||||
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | DNP | Next start: April 18 vs Tigers. | ||||||||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | |||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DFA | Has been designate for reassignment. From MLB.com's Joey Nowak: Recognizing that they've "underperformed" two weeks into the season, the Cubs made a flurry of roster moves on Tuesday -- claiming Cody Ransom off waivers, designating Brent Lillibridge and Hisanori Takahashi for assignment, and adding Kameron Loe and former closer Kevin Gregg to the bullpen. (MLB.com 4/16/2013) | ||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | |||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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Los Angeles Dodgers' scout Pat Kelly was in the stands at Kleenex Stadium (Softbank vs Rakuten) on Tuesday.
Source: Sponichi 4/17/2013
[4/16/2013] Munenori Kawasaki, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara
by Gen on Apr.16, 2013 @ 3:03 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroki Kuroda, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Munenori Kawasaki, Yu Darvish
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 Gen on Apr.14, 2013 @ 2:53 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hideki Okajima, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Junichi Tazawa, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Kyuji Fujikawa, Munenori Kawasaki, Norichika Aoki, Takahiro Matsuka, Tsuyoshi Wada, Yu Darvish
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
[4/13/2013] Norichika Aoki, Kensuke Tanaka, Yu Darvish, Hisashi Iwakuma
by Gen on Apr.13, 2013 @ 4:20 pm, under MLB
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Full, Hiroki Kuroda, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Kensuke Tanaka, Kyuji Fujikawa, Norichika Aoki, Yu Darvish
From April 12:
Hitters
| Player | Tm | Game | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | Other |
| Norichika Aoki | MIL | MIL 0 @ STL 2 | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .385 | Batted lead-off. 1B8 (SB), G6, L8, BB. Extended hitting streak to six games (12-for-25). |
| 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 4/13/2013) | |||||||||
| Munenori Kawasaki | TOR | DNP | SYR @ BUF Pospoted (Rain) | |||||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki | NYY | BAL 2 @ NYY 5 | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .161 | Batted sixth. F4, Ks, Kl, G5. Hitting streak ended at three games. |
| Kensuke Tanaka | SF | FRE 7 @ TUC 4 | 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .412 | Batted second. 1B9 (R), 1B8 (R), F8, 1B8 (RBI), G5. Committed a throwing error in the bottom of the 2nd. |
Pitchers
| Player | Tm | Game | NP-S | BF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | Other |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | TEX 1 @ SEA 3 | 108-61 | 24 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.75 | Left the game with Texas down 3-1. (WP, HBP)(L, 2-1). |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | CHC | SFN 3 @ CHC 4 | 30-15 | 7 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | Entered the game in the top of the 9th with Chicago up 2-0. (WP)(BS, 1; W, 1-0) |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | TEX 1 @ SEA 3 | 90-62 | 24 | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2.18 | Left the game with Seattle up 3-1. (W, 2-0). ... Celebrated thirty-second birthday. |
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY | DNP | Next start: April 14 vs Orioles. ... Andy Pettitte experiencing back spasms. Kuroda will take Pettitte's start on the 14th and Phil Hughes the start on the 13th. (USA Today 4/12/2013) | ||||||||||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | IND 6 @ COL 7 | 58-29 | 15 |
2.1 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6.14 | Left the game with runners on second and third, one out, and Columbus up 7-3 in the top of the 3rd |
| Hideki Okajima | OAK | DNP | |||||||||||
| Hisanori Takahashi | CHC | DNP | |||||||||||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | DNP | |||||||||||
| Junichi Tazawa | BOS | DNP | TB @ BOS Postponed (Rain) | ||||||||||
| Koji Uehara | BOS | DNP | TB @ BOS Postponed (Rain) | ||||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Wada | BAL | DL |
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The Yankees will host Hideki Matsui Bobblehead Day on July 28th.
Source: official announcement
[4/11/2013] Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Junichi Tazawa, Yoshinori Tateyama
by Gen on Apr.11, 2013 @ 2:32 pm, under MLB
Tags: Full, Hiroki Kuroda, Junichi Tazawa, Kensuke Tanaka, Koji Uehara, Yoshinori Tateyama, Yu Darvish
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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