The battle for first place got messy in the Pacific League on Saturday, when Kenta Imamiya drove in three runs to push the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 10-9 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. Before 26,383 at Kobo Park Miyagi, Imamiya came up ...
While you never want to get too caught up in a series in early June, the results from Sendai over the weekend are well worth remembering as the season stretches onward. Masataka Nashida's Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles poured cold water on the red-hot Hiroshima Carp ...
Carlos Peguero hit a grand slam and Manabu Mima worked six innings as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles came from behind to beat the Seibu Lions 6-1 on Saturday afternoon. Mima (5-1) allowed his only run on a leadoff homer to six-time PL ...
Manabu Mima allowed two runs in eight innings as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles buried the Seibu Lions 10-2 on Saturday afternoon. Mima (4-0) allowed four hits, while striking out four and walking none. Both of the runs scored against him came on ...
You've got to play aggressively — that's one of the cliches that has been used millions of times in sports. And also, that's one of the things that you can hardly execute, especially at the professional level, because audaciousness sometimes turns to recklessness that can ...
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles finally got some bang for their bucks at the plate, and found a surprise hero on the mound in the process. The Eagles finally turned some of their hits into runs, and a valiant effort out of the bullpen by ...
