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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 23, 2013
Eagles move closer to Pacific League pennant
Rookie Sho Miyagawa allowed just one hit in seven innings Monday as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 5-0 and Japan's newest franchise moved closer to its first Pacific League pennant.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 18, 2013
Egawa helps power Hawks comeback
Tomoaki Egawa hit a two-run homer in the eighth and drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks overcame a six-run deficit on Wednesday to defeat the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 11-10.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 6, 2013
Tanaka tosses complete-game victory, raises record to 20-0
Masahiro Tanaka equaled the mark for Japan's longest winning streak within a single season as he improved to 20-0 on Friday in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' 3-2 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 3, 2013
First-place Eagles rally past Lions
A trio of former big leaguers led the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a come-from-behind, 4-3 victory over the Seibu Lions on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2013
Hawks' Oseguera downs Eagles in Japan debut
Paul Oseguera went five-plus innings to win his Japan debut and Fukuoka Softbank's bullpen pitched out of a series of jams as the Hawks defeated the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 4-0 on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 31, 2013
After early blunder, Settsu settles down, stifles Eagles
Tadashi Settsu overcame a dicey first inning to last seven frames and pick up the victory as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks defeated the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 9-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 30, 2013
Eagles' Tanaka improves to 19-0 on season, wins 23rd straight decision
Masahiro Tanaka allowed three runs in seven innings on Friday to win his 23rd consecutive decision as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles defeated the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 11-6.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 23, 2013
Eagles ace Tanaka improves to 18-0
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles right-hander Masahiro Tanaka won his 22nd consecutive decision Friday, extending his own Japanese pro baseball record dating back to Aug. 26, 2012.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 22, 2013
Eagles owner asks skipper Hoshino to return in 2014
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles owner Hiroshi Mikitani on Thursday revealed that he asked manager Senichi Hoshino to stay on for next season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 18, 2013
Lions pull off great escape to sink Eagles
The Seibu Lions overturned a three-run, ninth-inning deficit to beat the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 12-11 on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 16, 2013
Eagles' Tanaka sets NPB record by winning 21st straight decision
Masahiro Tanaka's winning streak has come a long way since his loss to the Seibu Lions last season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 12, 2013
Eagles to ask Tanaka to stay for 2014
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles will ask their ace Masahiro Tanaka to put off a likely move to the major leagues and stay for another season, team president Yozo Tachibana said Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Aug 12, 2013
MLB chatter sure to increase as Tanaka dominates in NPB
It was Friday morning in Japan when Detroit Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer earned his 17th win of the MLB season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 9, 2013
Tanaka extends winning streak to record-tying 20 decisions
Masahiro Tanaka improved to 16-0, a Nippon Professional Baseball record, with seven shutout innings on Friday in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' 5-0 win over the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 6, 2013
Baseball: Rakuten's Tanaka wins 3rd straight monthly MVP
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles right-hander Masahiro Tanaka became the first player to win the Pacific League's monthly MVP award for the third straight month Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 3, 2013
Tanaka stretches winning streak to 19 decisions
Tohoku Rakuten ace Masahiro Tanaka tied the Japan pro baseball record with his 15th consecutive win to start a season in a 12-strikeout effort as the Pacific League-leading Eagles rallied to beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 4-1 on Friday night.
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Aug 1, 2013
Pro Bowl undergoes change in format
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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 28, 2013
Eagles rally to sweep Marines
Shintaro Masuda singled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Eagles came from behind to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 5-4 on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 27, 2013
First-place Eagles clobber Marines
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles stretched their Pacific League lead to four games on Saturday as right-hander Kenji Tomura worked eight innings in an 8-1 victory over the second-place Chiba Lotte Marines.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2013
Shima delivers game-winning hit in ninth
Three outs from seeing their ace's winning streak snapped, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth on Friday to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 3-2.

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