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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 ...
Carp pitcher Daichi Osera in good position in race for Sawamura Award
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Giants hurler Sugano aims for winning season
Tomoyuki Sugano returned to Japan recently after spending several days training in Hawaii. He told reporters at Narita Airport that his workouts yielded great results and allowed that "my condition is the best it's been in three years." The Giants fell short of winning the ...
Luna an All-Star snub despite playing at high level
Hector Luna will probably spend the All-Star break relaxing, when really, he should be working. Instead, the Chunichi Dragons third baseman will be on the outside looking in during the NPB All-Star Series July 18 and 19. Injury robbed Luna of the chance to be ...
Rookie Daichi Osera (3-1) came within three outs of his first shutout but settled for his first complete game as the Hiroshima Carp avoided a three-game sweep on Thursday night by beating the Hanshin Tigers 6-1. Osera, the Carp's top draft pick last autumn, allowed ...
Kosuke Tanaka hit his first career home run and fellow rookie Daichi Osera (2-1) allowed two runs in eight innings on Thursday as the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp defeated the injury-plagued Tokyo Yakult Swallows 9-2. Tanaka, Hiroshima's third-round draft pick last autumn, overturned a 1-0 ...
