Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 12, 2021
Both league champs moved to within a win or a tie of securing Japan Series berths.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 11, 2021
Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto shines again on big stage in playoff debut
by Jason Coskrey
Yamamoto struck out 10 in a shutout of the Marines in Game 1.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 11, 2021
Yasunobu Okugawa and Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitch shutouts to open the second stage of the NPB playoffs.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 7, 2021
Marines advance to Climax Series final with draw against Eagles
by Jason Coskrey
A seventh-inning blast by Leonys Martin gave Chiba the result it needed to move on to a showdown with the PL champion Buffaloes for the chance to play in the Japan Series.
Japanese Baseball Nov 7, 2021
'Reiwa Monster' Roki Sasaki lives up to hype in Climax Series debut
by Jason Coskrey
The 20-year-old Marines pitcher impressed in his first postseason appearance, giving fans a taste of what they can expect in seasons to come.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 6, 2021
Marines earn dramatic win over Eagles in Climax Series opener
by Jason Coskrey
A pair of big hits helped the Marines rally past the Eagles on the first day of the postseason in NPB.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 1, 2021
NPB's 'Ironman' Takashi Toritani to retire after 18 years with Tigers and Marines
Takashi Toritani holds the second-longest consecutive games streak in NPB history.
Japanese Baseball Oct 26, 2021
Orix finishes season atop PL with Lotte chasing magic number
After finishing bottom of the PL in the past two seasons, Orix could land its first pennant since 1996 should Lotte lose a single game this week.
Japanese Baseball Oct 25, 2021
Ayumu Ishikawa struck out six over eight scoreless innings and the Chiba Lotte Marines held on for a 3-2 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Sunday to move into the Pacific League lead. The Marines pushed past the Orix Buffaloes on winning percentage, ...
Japanese Baseball Oct 24, 2021
The win at Zozo Marine Stadium reduced the second-place Marines' magic number to clinch their first Pacific League pennant in 16 years to four.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Oct 15, 2021
Roki Sasaki wins marquee clash as Marines beat first-place Buffaloes
The win at Orix's Kyocera Dome Osaka moved second-place Lotte to within a half-game of the Buffaloes.
Japanese Baseball Oct 13, 2021
Yuma Mune homer clinches Buffaloes' first playoff berth in seven years
The eighth-inning blast kept the Buffaloes on top of the Pacific League as they continued to chase the franchise's first pennant since the Orix BlueWave reached the Japan Series in 1996.