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News Source: Japan Times
| almost 2 years ago
Staff writer It wasn't always pretty, but a win is a win, and the Yomiuri Giants will take it. Tetsuya Utsumi threw eight scoreless innings and Michihiro Ogasawara ended a long homerless stretch in the Giants' 2-0 victory over the Hanshin Tigers on
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News Source: Japan Times
| almost 2 years ago
For the Kyojin manager, it's been a familiar sight in a season where nothing has gone as expected. One might expect heads to roll and big changes to be made in the aftermath of Yomiuri's latest shortcoming. The better solution, however, might be to
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News Source: Japan Times
| almost 2 years ago
Staff writer Yokohama BayStars pitcher Brent Leach's belated debut was almost like something out of a dream. Well, at least until the Yomiuri Giants helped knock him back into reality. Alex Ramirez hit a game-tying two-run single and two more runs
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News Source: Japan Times
| almost 2 years ago
On the surface, the All-Star Series mostly seems like an exercise without much benefit for veterans. Many baseball players are creatures of habit, and the All-Star festivities mostly throw their routines into chaos. Sure, they're appreciative of the
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News Source: Japan Times
| almost 2 years ago
Takeya Nakamura put his stamp on the All-Star Series on Saturday. No matter what happens in Sendai on Sunday, two of the lasting images from this year's festivities will be the Seibu Lions slugger's two towering home runs in the swirling winds of QVC
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News Source: Japan Times
| almost 2 years ago
Takeya Nakamura put in a day's work long before the start of the second All-Star game. He had practiced, won the home run derby, collected his winner's check and posed for pictures with the commissioner. Turns out, he was just getting started. "
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News Source: Japan Times
| almost 2 years ago
Staff writer It took Kentaro Nishimura a little longer than normal to meet the media after beating the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. After the longest outing of his career, he can be forgiven for being a little winded. Nishimura threw his first complete
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News Source: Japan Times
| almost 2 years ago
Staff writer Kyohei Muranaka made his return to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows under the bright lights at the Big Egg...Muranaka threw six innings of one-run ball, and Hiroyasu Tanaka provided the winning margin with a solo home run to lead off the sixth