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Lions counting on quality starting pitching to set the tone in playoffs

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Oct 3, 2018

Lions counting on quality starting pitching to set the tone in playoffs

by Jason Coskrey

The pitching staff of the Seibu Lions has put up some scary numbers in 2018. Not scary-good numbers either. The recently crowned Pacific League champions entered Wednesday's games with a 4.23 team ERA that ranked 10th in NPB. They're eighth in Japan in fielding independent ...

First-place Lions rally past PL rival Fighters to earn series-opening victory

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Aug 3, 2018

First-place Lions rally past PL rival Fighters to earn series-opening victory

Yusei Kikuchi battled for 6-2/3 innings, and two relievers finished strong as the Seibu Lions rallied for a 4-3, come-from-behind victory over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Friday. In the opener of a three-game series at MetLife Dome between the Pacific League's top ...

Lions' Tomoya Mori comes through in clutch with game-winning double in 10th against Buffaloes

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jul 26, 2018

Lions' Tomoya Mori comes through in clutch with game-winning double in 10th against Buffaloes

Yusei Kikuchi went nine innings, setting up an extra-inning win as Tomoya Mori's pinch-hit sayonara double lifted the Seibu Lions to 2-1 triumph over the Orix Buffaloes on Thursday. Kikuchi lucked out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the second and then cruised until Koji ...

Carp guaranteed first non-losing season since 2001

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Sep 23, 2014

Carp guaranteed first non-losing season since 2001

by Jason Coskrey

Deunte Heath says the Hiroshima Carp have the best fans in Japan. On Tuesday, he took a big step toward giving them a chance to watch their team play postseason baseball at home for a change. Heath threw seven scoreless innings, Eishin Soyogi, Raniel Rosario ...

Carp hurler Heath collects first victory in Japan

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Aug 31, 2014

Carp hurler Heath collects first victory in Japan

Deunte Heath threw 6-1/3 scoreless innings and Eishin Soyogi drove in two runs with a fourth-inning single as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Chunichi Dragons 2-0 on Saturday afternoon. Heath (1-0), making his second start since joining the Carp from the Chicago White Sox in ...

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