Katsuya Kakunaka, Seiya Inoue deliver clutch hits as Marines top Fighters
There was sun, rain, a little hail, sun again and finally a blanket of gray clouds at Zozo Marine Stadium on Saturday. Eventually, the Chiba Lotte Marines' bats showed up as well. Katsuya Kakunaka tied the game with an RBI double in the eighth and Seiya ...
Takashi Ogino and Katsuya Kakunaka saw to it that pitcher Mike Bolsinger got his customary run support as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp 7-3 in interleague play on Saturday. Bolsinger (6-1) won his fifth straight start after allowing three runs ...
Yoshio Itoi became the oldest player to lead a Japanese pro league in stolen bases on Wednesday, the final day of the Pacific League season. It was the first stolen base crown for the 35-year-old Orix Buffaloes outfielder, who swiped 53 to share the title ...
Pacific League batting leader Katsuya Kakunaka and 41-year-old veteran Kazuya Fukuura drove in one run each in the first inning as the Chiba Lotte Marines defeated the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 4-2 on Tuesday to secure a winning record this season. Daichi Suzuki had an ...
JPBPA requests later start to 2017 season to accommodate WBC
Japan's players union on Monday asked Nippon Professional Baseball to delay the start of the 2017 season so that those who play for NPB's team in next year's World Baseball Classic can better prepare for Opening Day. A negotiating team, including seven players, from the ...
