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EAGLES

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 16, 2013
Eagles hurler Tanaka runs record to 13-0 to start season
Masahiro Tanaka saw his scoreless-inning streak snapped at 42, but held on to improve to 13-0 this season as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles beat the Orix Buffaloes 4-1 on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 15, 2013
Rakuten ace Tanaka turning heads
Although Masahiro Tanaka didn't get to showcase his wares in the World Baseball Classic final, interest from major league clubs should be intense if he is posted this autumn by the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 13, 2013
Slugger Jones carries Eagles past Lions
Veteran Andruw Jones drove in two runs to propel the Pacific League-leading Rakuten Eagles to a 3-1 victory over the Seibu Lions on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 12, 2013
Kawai, Akaminai provide heroics against Fighters
Lefty Takashi Kawai (3-0) threw seven scoreless innings and Ginji Akaminai opened the scoring with a two-run triple on Thursday as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles defeated the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 3-0.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 9, 2013
Tanaka blanks Fighters, improves to 12-0
Eagles hurler Masahiro Tanaka scattered four hits, all singles, in another brilliant outing en route to winning his 12th consecutive decision since the beginning of the season and recorded his second shutout this year.Tohoku Rakuten defeated the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 5-0 on Tuesday night at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jul 8, 2013
Tanaka hitting his stride as season progresses
The next time Masahiro Tanaka takes the mound for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles he'll be trying to win his 12th consecutive decision since opening day.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 4, 2013
Eagles soar past Marines, grab share of first place
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles moved into a tie for the Pacific League lead on Thursday following an 8-4 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines, who started the day with a one-game advantage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2013
Eagles' Tanaka improves to 11-0
Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka flummoxed another would-be lineup, continuing his stunning run from the start of the season by winning his 11th consecutive decision in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' 7-0 triumph over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 12, 2013
Once a young phenom, Matsui now a veteran leader for upstart Eagles
The plays aren't as flashy or spectacular as they used to be, but Kazuo Matsui still makes them.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 10, 2013
Tanaka goes seven innings for 8th win as Eagles defeat Giants
Masahiro Tanaka escaped a first-inning jam on Sunday and cruised to his eighth victory as the Rakuten Eagles defeated the Yomiuri Giants 5-3 in interleague action at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 4, 2013
Fighters' Nakata smacks three home runs in rout over Eagles
Sho Nakata's three home runs propel the Fighters to a lopsided win over the Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Apr 23, 2013
Early trouble will test Golden Eagles' mettle
The grind of a 144-game season will usually, over time, weed out the pretenders from the contenders, often with ruthless precision.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 21, 2013
Marines rally past Eagles
The Chiba Lotte Marines' pitchers were off to a good start, but the team's offense was having a little trouble getting things going against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2013
Fighters bounce back, blank Eagles
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters didn't put up much of a fight against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' ace in the first game of their series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 3, 2013
Eagles rout Buffaloes in home opener
Masahiro Tanaka threw seven innings of one-run ball and got plenty of help from catcher Motohiro Shima, who drove in four runs on a pair of singles and triple as the Rakuten Eagles rolled to an 8-2 win over the Orix Buffaloes in their season home opener on Tuesday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 3, 2013
Eagles facing big challenges in bid to make playoffs
Will this be the season the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles make it to the Pacific League Climax Series for the second time in their nine years of existence?
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