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Hawks' Kodai Senga shuts down Lions for eight innings, nabs first win of season
Kodai Senga struck out 11 over eight innings as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks got past the Seibu Lions 2-0 on Friday. Senga (1-0) surrendered two hits and three walks in his 126-pitch gem to outduel Shinsaburo Tawata (2-1) as the defending Japan Series champs knocked ...
Rookie pitcher Daiki Iwashita leads way as Marines shut out Hawks again
The Chiba Lotte Marines remained the masters of the Pacific League's powerhouse club, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, beating the defending Japan Series champs 1-0 on Wednesday for their second straight shutout win. Rookie right-hander Daiki Iwashita (1-0) scattered a hit, three walks and a hit ...
Marines starter Hideaki Wakui tosses two-hit shutout for first victory of season
Hideaki Wakui pitched a two-hit shutout and picked up his first win of the season Tuesday as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 6-0. Wakui (1-1) struck out seven without issuing a single walk at Zozo Marine Stadium to help ...
Rei Takahashi pitched seven solid innings on Sunday, and his Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks teammates blasted seven home runs in an 11-1 Pacific League win over the Chiba Lotte Marines. A day after suffering their second straight loss to the Marines, the Hawks offense pulled off ...
Yuki Yanagita homers Hawks past Lions for second straight game
Yuki Yanagita's clutch batting helped drive the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks past the Seibu Lions for the second straight day as his undefeated club beat the defending Pacific League champions 3-1 on Saturday to sweep the three-game opening series. Batting third for the Hawks, Yanagita went ...
Hawks star Yuki Yanagita bashes grand slam in victory over Lions
Yuki Yanagita blasted a fourth-inning grand slam to help the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks earn a 6-5 come-from-behind victory Saturday against the Seibu Lions. The Hawks battled back from three runs down in the bottom of the fourth. After Seiichi Uchikawa scored a run on a ...
Hawks look like Pacific League's best once again
The following is the first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2019 Pacific League. In order of predicted finish: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Manager: Kimiyasu Kudo 2018 record: 82-60-1 (2nd) The Hawks usually look like the best team on paper this time of year and 2019 is no ...
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate, who had season-ending hip surgery last April, will begin the 2019 season still undergoing rehab, the team said Saturday. The 37-year-old right-hander was the Pacific League's MVP in 2017 when he established an NPB record with 54 saves. He ...
Eagles' Takahiro Norimoto leads NPB group chasing Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano
Tomoyuki Sugano is the best pitcher in Japanese baseball. The Yomiuri Giants ace has won the past two Sawamura Awards, hasn't posted an ERA higher 2.14 (or an fielding independent pitching over 2.80) since 2015 and is 32-13 over the past two seasons. There's no real ...
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pitcher Kodai Senga said Wednesday he has made no progress in persuading the Pacific League club to let him move to the major leagues. The right-hander, who turned 26 on Wednesday, has asked the two-time defending Japan Series champions to make him ...
Former Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ace Tadashi Settsu will retire after he was unable to land a contract with a Nippon Professional Baseball club for next season, a source familiar with the matter said Sunday. Settsu, who won the Sawamura Award in 2012 as Japan's most ...
Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo receives Shoriki Award for third time
Kimiyasu Kudo, who this month managed the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to their third Japan Series victory in four years, won his third Matsutaro Shoriki Award on Tuesday. Kudo, who won the award in 1987 as a player, also won as Hawks manager in 2015. Hall ...
