#Latest news with #TakayukiKishiThe Mainichi2 days agoSportThe MainichiBaseball: Veteran Kishi throws gem as Rakuten snaps losing streakSENDAI (Kyodo) -- Takayuki Kishi and two relievers combined on a five-hit shutout as the Rakuten Eagles ended their losing streak at four games with a 4-0 win over the Chunichi Dragons on Thursday. Kishi (3-2) held the Dragons to three hits over seven innings of work in an interleague game at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi. The 40-year-old right-hander struck out four and walked two. Yukiya Ito hit a solo home run in the sixth off Mizuki Miura (2-2) and added an RBI single an inning later. Former San Diego Padres outfielder Oscar Gonzalez hit his first home run in Japan, leading off the eighth. The Dragons saw their season-high winning streak snapped at five. In other interleague play, Koki Kitayama (4-2) struck out 14 in eight innings as the Pacific League-leading Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Yakult Swallows 6-1. The Seibu Lions completed a three-game sweep of the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers with a 4-1 victory.
The Mainichi2 days agoSportThe MainichiBaseball: Veteran Kishi throws gem as Rakuten snaps losing streakSENDAI (Kyodo) -- Takayuki Kishi and two relievers combined on a five-hit shutout as the Rakuten Eagles ended their losing streak at four games with a 4-0 win over the Chunichi Dragons on Thursday. Kishi (3-2) held the Dragons to three hits over seven innings of work in an interleague game at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi. The 40-year-old right-hander struck out four and walked two. Yukiya Ito hit a solo home run in the sixth off Mizuki Miura (2-2) and added an RBI single an inning later. Former San Diego Padres outfielder Oscar Gonzalez hit his first home run in Japan, leading off the eighth. The Dragons saw their season-high winning streak snapped at five. In other interleague play, Koki Kitayama (4-2) struck out 14 in eight innings as the Pacific League-leading Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Yakult Swallows 6-1. The Seibu Lions completed a three-game sweep of the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers with a 4-1 victory.