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The Mainichi
03-08-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Baseball: Fighters demolish Buffaloes as Ito, Reyes star
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Hiromi Ito threw six shutout innings and Franmil Reyes had four RBIs as the Nippon Ham Fighters routed the Orix Buffaloes 9-0 on Sunday in the Pacific League. Ito (11-5) allowed seven hits, four walks as well as a walk and a hit batsman each but no runs in a 114-pitch effort at Kyocera Dome Osaka as he continues to lead the PL in wins. Reyes was the star at the plate with four RBIs, first singling in two runs with the bases loaded with two outs in the third to cap the Fighters' three-run inning. After Buffaloes starter Ren Mukunoki (0-2) gave up seven runs over 3-1/3 innings, the slugger from the Dominican Republic then blasted a two-run home run to center off reliever Raiku Katayama, capping their six-run fourth with his PL-leading 21 homer of the year. In other action, the SoftBank Hawks stayed a game ahead of the Fighters and top the PL after an 8-1 win over the Rakuten Eagles. The Yomiuri Giants had a 4-3 walkoff win over the DeNA BayStars in the Central League.
The Mainichi
02-08-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Baseball: Tongu's walk-off homer caps Orix's comeback victory
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Yuma Tongu hit a walk-off three-run homer to cap a four-run ninth inning and give the Orix Buffaloes a 4-2 victory over the Nippon Ham Fighters on Friday. Tongu's one-out "sayonara" blast to left, off Takayuki Kato (7-4), came after the Buffaloes started the bottom of the ninth with three straight singles to pull within a run at Kyocera Dome Osaka. Orix reliever Raiku Katayama (1-0) worked two scoreless innings after Anderson Espinoza struck out 10 in seven solid innings. Nippon Ham starter Kato took a shutout into the ninth before Orix's dramatic rally. Among Friday's other games, Kensuke Kondo homered in the opening frame to back a seven-inning start from Naoyuki Uwasawa (7-6) as the Pacific League-leading SoftBank Hawks beat the Rakuten Eagles 3-1.
The Mainichi
10-07-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Baseball: Kurebayashi grand slam lifts Buffaloes past Hawks
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Kotaro Kurebayashi hit a grand slam as the Orix Buffaloes beat the SoftBank Hawks 4-0 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep in the Pacific League. Kurebayashi blasted a low 0-1 slider from Hawks starter Haru Matsumoto (3-3) high into the left stand at Kyocera Dome Osaka with one out in the sixth inning, going deep for the fifth time this year. Kohei Azuma blanked the Hawks over five innings on two hits, and relievers Taisuke Yamaoka (3-1), Sho Iwasaki and Luis Perdomo each threw a perfect inning for the Buffaloes. In other action, the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers won their 11th straight game and eighth in a row against the Hiroshima Carp after coming from behind to prevail 6-3.
The Mainichi
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Baseball: Fighters beat Eagles on Gunji's homer, Kanemura's shutout
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Yuya Gunji hit a solo home run in the top of the second and Shoma Kanemura pitched a complete-game shutout to give the Nippon Ham Fighters a 1-0 win against the Rakuten Eagles in Pacific League baseball on Friday. Kanemura (4-2) scattered five hits and a walk while striking out six in his 104-pitch outing at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi. Leading off the second inning, starting catcher Gunji sent his first pitch from Takahisa Hayakawa, a 145 kilometer-per-hour fastball, just inside the left-field foul pole. The go-ahead blast continued a run of improved form following a nine-game hitless streak that ended with an ice-breaking RBI against the Orix Buffaloes on May 15. "Things have gotten better since that at-bat," said Gunji, whose ability to play multiple positions has made him indispensable on defense for the PL leaders. Hayakawa (1-5) struck out nine and allowed four hits and a walk over seven innings. Rakuten slugger Hideto Asamura closed to within one hit of 2,000 for his career after going 1-for-3 with a single in the second.
Associated Press
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches 6 no-hit innings against the Diamondbacks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers is pitching a no-hitter against the Arizona Diamondbacks through six innings Tuesday night. The Japanese right-hander walked second baseman Ketel Marte in the fourth for his only baserunner. Yamamoto has eight strikeouts, including the sixth when Alek Thomas and Corbin Carroll took called third strikes and Jordan Lawler went down swinging. He joined the Dodgers last season after signing a $325 million, 12-year contract in December 2023. Yamamoto spent seven years with the Orix Buffaloes in the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan. He had a record of 70-29 with a 1.82 ERA and 922 strikeouts in 172 games. He is the 12th Japan-born player in Dodgers history. ___ AP MLB:
