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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2014
Nakata homers in 10th inning to send Fighters into final stage of PL Climax Series
Sho Nakata landed a punch to the gut, blasting a tiebreaking leadoff homer in the 10th inning to lift the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters past the Orix Buffaloes in Osaka on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2014
Climax Series postponed with typhoon approaching
Game 3 of the first stage of the Climax Series scheduled between the Orix Buffaloes and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters was postponed on Monday due the approach of Typhoon Vongfong, which made landfall on Kyushu the same day.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 5, 2014
Fighters send Inaba out with win
The Nippon Ham Fighters feted retiring star Atsunori Inaba on Sunday and capped it off with a 1-0 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 29, 2014
Saito pitches Fighters into playoffs
Yuki Saito allowed a run in five impressive innings on Monday and earned the win as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters wrapped up the Pacific League's final playoff spot by beating the Seibu Lions 4-1.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2014
Nakata bashes winning homer in 10th
Sho Nakata belted a sayonara solo home run in the 10th inning to lift the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Saturday night and give themselves some breathing room in their push for the postseason.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2014
Fighters' Kaneko to retire at end of season
Shortstop Makoto Kaneko, who captained the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to back-to-back Pacific League pennants in 2006 and 2007, announced Saturday that this season will be his last.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 19, 2014
Eagles' Norimoto throws three-hit shutout
Right-hander Takahiro Norimoto kept the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' slim Pacific League playoff hopes going on Friday with a 1-0 shutout victory over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 13, 2014
Otani fans nine, fires five-hit shutout
Double-duty right-hander Shohei Otani struck out nine in a five-hit shutout as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters defeated the pennant-contending Orix Buffaloes 1-0 on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 9, 2014
Fighters pound Hawks in eighth inning as game turns into rout
When Daikan Yoh got his bat around the slider Jason Standridge threw him, the only question was how far was it going to go.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Sep 8, 2014
Otani may create unique challenge
Shohei Otani has proven this season that he's a talent unlike any other Japanese baseball has seen over the course of a full season. There are better hitters and better pitchers (though maybe not for long), but no one who can do both simultaneously as well as Otani has for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 2, 2014
Fighters veteran Inaba announces plan to retire
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Atsunori Inaba said Tuesday he will retire at the end of the 2014 season, bringing an end to an illustrious 20-year career.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 21, 2014
Fighters cut infielder Abreu
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters announced on Thursday that they have terminated the contract of Michel Abreu, who led the Pacific League in home runs last season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 10, 2014
Matsunaka gives Hawks a spark in team's eighth straight triumph
Former Triple Crown winner Nobuhiko Matsunaka delivered a tie-breaking, pinch-hit double on Sunday as the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka Softbank Hawks reeled off their eighth straight win by beating the Nippon Ham Fighters 6-4.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 23, 2014
Rookie Yoshida leads Buffs past Fighters
On a day when the Pacific League-leading Buffaloes needed a boost, rookie right-hander Kazumasa Yoshida provided it as Orix completed a three-game sweep of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 21, 2014
Buffaloes resume season with win over Fighters
Tomotaka Sakaguchi had a game-tying RBI single in the fifth inning and Wily Mo Pena delivered a two-run single with two outs the same frame as the Orix Buffaloes came from behind to beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 5-3 to resume the regular season on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jul 14, 2014
NPB, MLB keeping track as Otani continues to blossom
Shohei Otani struck out 12 batters over seven innings on July 2 and fanned 16 in a complete-game effort in his next start July 9. He was in the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' starting lineup twice in the days between those outings on the mound and hit two home runs during a July 5 contest against the...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 26, 2014
BayStars finish with winning record in interleague play
Yokohama's Yasutomo Kubo limited the damage to one run in seven innings and the bullpen held their opponent hitless the rest of the way as the BayStars defeated the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2-1 to wrap up interleague play on Thursday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 19, 2014
Otani downplays leg cramps, says he's ready to swing bat again
A day after leg cramps prevented Shohei Otani from throwing a complete game, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters youngster said Thursday he was eager to swing the bat despite his skipper's reservations.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 18, 2014
Fighters star Otani cages Tigers at Koshien
Double-duty right-hander Shohei Otani lit up Koshien Stadium on Tuesday night, striking out 11 in eight innings as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters blanked the Hanshin Tigers 4-0 in interleague action.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 11, 2014
Giants overcome strong effort by Fighters star Otani
Yasuyuki Kataoka singled in the winning run in the top of the 10th inning as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2-1 in interleague action on Wednesday.

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