Japanese Baseball Jun 19, 2020
Rain and empty stands greet players as long-delayed NPB season begins
by Jason Coskrey
Japanese baseball began play on Friday evening, three months after its campaign was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Oct 22, 2019
Sawamura Award selection committee needs to adjust with the times
by Jason Coskrey
Ever heard the one about the guy who had to walk 5 km, uphill, through a hailstorm just to get to school every day? That's essentially the tale the Sawamura Award selection committee told everyone Monday by deciding not to give out the award for ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Sep 10, 2019
Carp's Daichi Osera tosses eight scoreless innings in victory over Dragons
Daichi Osera threw eight innings, leading the Hiroshima Carp to a 3-0 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Tuesday. Osera (11-8) gave up six hits, all singles, and a walk, while striking out four as the Carp snapped the Dragons' six-game win streak. Osera, who ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Aug 16, 2019
Carp hurler Daichi Osera goes the distance in triumph over BayStars
Daichi Osera threw a five-hitter and scored the game-winning run on Friday, as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Yokohama BayStars 4-2 and moved past them into second place in the Central League. Osera (10-6) struck out four, while allowing five hits and three walks after ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jul 13, 2019
PL outslugs CL in NPB All-Star Series opener
by Jason Coskrey
After watching the home run derby before the game, some Seibu Lions, past and present, put on a power show of their own. Lions catcher Tomoya Mori hit a two-run home run, teammate Hotaka Yamakawa had a solo shot and former Lions star, and current ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball May 22, 2019
Daichi Osera, Tsubasa Aizawa carry red-hot Carp to ninth straight win
Daichi Osera threw a complete game and contributed with his bat as he pitched the Hiroshima Carp to their ninth straight win, a 3-1 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Wednesday. The Carp, who have won the last three Central League pennants but struggled early ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Sep 15, 2018
Ryosuke Hirata smacks go-ahead homer in seventh to lift Dragons past Carp
A seventh-inning solo homer by Ryosuke Hirata proved decisive as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp 7-5 on Saturday. Hiroshima battled back from a run down in the sixth to tie it at 5-5 before Hirata hammered a solo shot — his ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Sep 10, 2018
Carp pitcher Daichi Osera in good position in race for Sawamura Award
by Jason Coskrey
The Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp only have one more game remaining against the last-place Chunichi Dragons, inexplicably the only CL team with a winning record against Hiroshima, this season. Which means the two-time defending champions can get back to the task of finishing off their ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Sep 8, 2018
Leadoff man Ryosuke Hirata drove in three runs on a pair of hits as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Hiroshima Carp 6-5 on Saturday. Coming into the game with a .337 batting average, the third-best mark in the Cenral League, Hirata hit RBIs in the ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jun 7, 2018
Carp hurler Daichi Osera, Dragons slugger Zoilo Almonte earn monthly MVP awards for first time
Hiroshima Carp right-hander Daichi Osera and Chunichi Dragons outfielder Zoilo Almonte both won their first monthly MVP awards in the Central League, NPB announced on Thursday. Fifth-year pitcher Osera went the distance in two of four starts he made last month, winning all four games ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jun 25, 2017
Osera preserves record as Carp beat Tigers, move five games clear
Daichi Osera worked seven innings to keep his record an unblemished 5-0 and had his teammates to thank after the Hiroshima Carp beat the Hanshin Tigers 5-0 on Sunday. The win before 31,720 at Hiroshima's Mazda Stadium moved the Carp five games ahead of the ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball May 24, 2017
Daichi Osera threw six shutout innings to lead the Hiroshima Carp to a 6-1 victory over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Wednesday. Before 30,469 at rainy Mazda Stadium, Osera (2-0) allowed three hits and a walk, while striking out six against a Swallows lineup that ...