Oguma stifles Giants as Dragons extend season-best winning streak to five games
Ryosuke Oguma made the most of an early lead, working into the seventh inning for the Chunichi Dragons in a 5-1 win on Saturday that put another dent in the Yomiuri Giants' Central League pennant hopes. Giants right-hander Kan Otake (5-4) surrendered a leadoff double ...
Giants starter Otake befuddles Tigers during eight stellar innings on mound
Kan Otake held the Hanshin Tigers to three hits over eight innings to hand the Yomiuri Giants their third straight victory on Saturday as they won 3-0 in the Central League. Otake (5-2) allowed a leadoff double to Fumiya Hojo in the first, but that ...
Kan Otake threw seven shutout innings as the Yomiuri Giants walloped the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 9-0 in the Central League on Saturday. Otake (3-1) held Yakult to four hits and three walks, while striking out five in a 132-pitch outing, making the most of his ...
Kan Otake produced an impressive — if long-delayed — second effort on Wednesday, throwing seven innings for the Yomiuri Giants in a 1-0 win over the Hiroshima Carp. After spending most of the spring working to regain his form in the minors, Otake (1-1) made ...
Carp roster built to contend for title in 2014
There is excitement in Hiroshima where the Carp are off to a nice start in the Central League pennant race. Manager Kenjiro Nomura has the red-helmeted ones in first place in the flag chase, and it appears to be no fluke. Watching Hiroshima play, you can ...
Kan Otake threw seven shutout innings en route to notching double-digit wins for the second year in a row in the Hiroshima Carp's 4-0 blanking of the Yomiuri Giants on Sunday. Otake (10-10) struck out five and walked one. Yuki Koyama (0-1) allowed two runs ...
