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The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bullpen squandered a two-run lead on Sunday as the Chiba Lotte Marines came back for a 5-4 win to claim the three-game series in the Pacific League. Ariel Miranda allowed two runs and struck out four over five solid innings at ...
The Chiba Lotte Marines bludgeoned Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks starter Shota Takeda on their way to a 9-1 win on Friday. By opening their series against the Pacific League leaders with a third straight win, Lotte improved to 16-16 and moved 3½ games back from the ...
Katsuya Kakunaka, Seiya Inoue deliver clutch hits as Marines top Fighters
There was sun, rain, a little hail, sun again and finally a blanket of gray clouds at Zozo Marine Stadium on Saturday. Eventually, the Chiba Lotte Marines' bats showed up as well. Katsuya Kakunaka tied the game with an RBI double in the eighth and Seiya ...
Tatsuhiro Tamura homers, Atsuki Taneichi solid as Marines down Eagles
Tatsuhiro Tamura opened the scoring with a three-run home run and right-hander Atsuki Taneichi earned his first career win as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 4-2 on Monday. In front of crowd of more than 28,200 at Rakuten Seimei Park, Tamura ...
Home run celebrations becoming commonplace in Japanese game
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks infielder Kenji Akashi briefly went viral across baseball late last week when he hit a three-run sayonara home run and celebrated with a backflip onto home plate. Well, near home plate, as he had to go back and actually step on ...
Marines' Mike Bolsinger, trio of relievers stifle Fighters
There were four players, all pitchers, on the hero interview podium for the Chiba Lotte Marines on Saturday afternoon. One for each win of their current run. Mike Bolsinger threw six innings, the Lotte batters came up with just enough timely hitting and the suddenly streaking ...
Rookie pitcher Daiki Iwashita leads way as Marines shut out Hawks again
The Chiba Lotte Marines remained the masters of the Pacific League's powerhouse club, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, beating the defending Japan Series champs 1-0 on Wednesday for their second straight shutout win. Rookie right-hander Daiki Iwashita (1-0) scattered a hit, three walks and a hit ...
Marines starter Hideaki Wakui tosses two-hit shutout for first victory of season
Hideaki Wakui pitched a two-hit shutout and picked up his first win of the season Tuesday as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 6-0. Wakui (1-1) struck out seven without issuing a single walk at Zozo Marine Stadium to help ...
Rei Takahashi pitched seven solid innings on Sunday, and his Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks teammates blasted seven home runs in an 11-1 Pacific League win over the Chiba Lotte Marines. A day after suffering their second straight loss to the Marines, the Hawks offense pulled off ...
Brandon Laird powers Marines past Eagles as rookie teammate Kyota Fujiwara makes Opening Night start
The Chiba Lotte Marines and their fans were already well aware of Brandon Laird and his sushi-making ways before this season. They just like the "Makuhari Sushi" a lot better than the version that was on the menu before. Laird put a jolt into the Lotte ...
Hawks look like Pacific League's best once again
The following is the first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2019 Pacific League. In order of predicted finish: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Manager: Kimiyasu Kudo 2018 record: 82-60-1 (2nd) The Hawks usually look like the best team on paper this time of year and 2019 is no ...
Daichi Suzuki driven by passion to succeed with Marines
Daichi Suzuki hasn't missed a game for the Chiba Lotte Marines in over three seasons. In 2015, he missed one. Both years before that, he was on the field for every contest. Suzuki played all his games in the field at third base last season. ...
