#Latest news with #YusukeOyamaThe Mainichi17-05-2025SportThe MainichiBaseball: Otake, Oyama bring Tigers back on top of CLNISHINOMIYA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Kotaro Otake pitched 7-1/3 solid innings and Yusuke Oyama doubled in two runs as the Hanshin Tigers regained the Central League lead with a 5-2 win over the Hiroshima Carp on Saturday. Otake (1-1) had a shutout until he gave up a two-run homer to Elehuris Montero with one out in the eighth at Koshien Stadium. The left-hander held Hiroshima to four hits without a walk. Oyama's two-run double off Hiroki Tokoda (4-3) pushed Hanshin's lead to 4-0 in the fifth. Tigers leadoff man Koji Chikamoto went 5-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base. Suguru Iwazaki picked up his 100th career save and 11th of the season. The Carp saw their winning streak end at four games and dropped to second place. Among the day's other games, Natsuo Takizawa capped his four-hit game with a walk-off single in the 10th inning, giving the Seibu Lions a 3-2 victory over the Orix Buffaloes. The SoftBank Hawks held off the Rakuten Eagles 2-1.
The Mainichi17-05-2025SportThe MainichiBaseball: Otake, Oyama bring Tigers back on top of CLNISHINOMIYA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Kotaro Otake pitched 7-1/3 solid innings and Yusuke Oyama doubled in two runs as the Hanshin Tigers regained the Central League lead with a 5-2 win over the Hiroshima Carp on Saturday. Otake (1-1) had a shutout until he gave up a two-run homer to Elehuris Montero with one out in the eighth at Koshien Stadium. The left-hander held Hiroshima to four hits without a walk. Oyama's two-run double off Hiroki Tokoda (4-3) pushed Hanshin's lead to 4-0 in the fifth. Tigers leadoff man Koji Chikamoto went 5-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base. Suguru Iwazaki picked up his 100th career save and 11th of the season. The Carp saw their winning streak end at four games and dropped to second place. Among the day's other games, Natsuo Takizawa capped his four-hit game with a walk-off single in the 10th inning, giving the Seibu Lions a 3-2 victory over the Orix Buffaloes. The SoftBank Hawks held off the Rakuten Eagles 2-1.
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