Hayato Sakamoto

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Oct 16, 2013

Giants atone for early miscues, capitalize on late opportunities to edge Carp in Game 1

by Jason Coskrey

The Yomiuri Giants overcame the mistake that put them in an early hole against the Hiroshima Carp. The Carp weren't as fortunate on the game's final play. Hayato Sakamoto hit a game-tying home run in the sixth, Shuichi Murata hit a go-ahead single in the seventh, ...

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Apr 20, 2013

Sakamoto grand slam powers Giants in rout

Hayato Sakamoto rallied his team with a grand slam and captain Shinnosuke Abe broke the game open with a three-run drive in the late going as the Yomiuri Giants pounded the Hiroshima Carp 8-1 to open a three-game series on Friday. Dennis Houlton (3-0) kept ...