News Source: Japan Today
| 22 days ago
Shinnosuke Abe hit a walk-off solo homer in the ninth inning as the Yomiuri Giants rallied to beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 3-2 Thursday, leaving them one win away from their first Japan Series title since 2002. The Giants took a 3-2 lead in the best-...
News Source: Japan Times
| 22 days ago
Yoshiyuki Kamei showed everyone why he won this year's new NPB award for dramatic home runs with a shot in the ninth inning of Game 5. Two batters later, Yomiuri Giants captain Shinnosuke Abe did him one better. Kamei sent the first pitch of the...
News Source: Japan Times
| 22 days ago
The third baseman saved the team a handful of times with his bat, which drove in 82 RBIs, third behind the team's core hitters, Terrmel Sledge (88) and Atsunori Inaba (85)...He drove in four runs, going 3-for-4, in Game 4 of the Japan Series. His RBI...
News Source: Japan Today
| 23 days ago
The Nippon Ham Fighters evened the Japan Series at two games apiece on Wednesday night by playing their own brand of baseball in an 8-4 victory in Game 4. The Fighters do not hit for power. They try to get on base for the next batter without...