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SEIBU LIONS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2018
Hawks, Lions gear up for Climax Series showdown
Although the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks failed to repeat as Pacific League champions, they have what it takes to beat the new champs, the Seibu Lions, and reach the Japan Series for the fourth time in five years.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 3, 2018
Lions counting on quality starting pitching to set the tone in playoffs
The pitching staff of the Seibu Lions has put up some scary numbers in 2018. Not scary-good numbers either.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2018
Lions followed unusual path to Pacific League pennant
The Seibu Lions clinched their 22nd pennant in franchise history on Sunday, but did so in unusual fashion by both leading the Pacific League from wire to wire and becoming the second championship team to finish last in the league in ERA.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 30, 2018
Lions clinch Pacific League pennant
The Seibu Lions clinched their first Pacific League pennant in 10 years on Sunday despite losing 4-1 to the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 29, 2018
Hawks postpone Lions' Pacific League pennant celebration
Left-hander Ariel Miranda pitched seven strong innings and Nobuhiro Matsuda blasted two home runs on Saturday as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks came from behind to beat the Pacific-League leading Seibu Lions 3-1.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 28, 2018
Kazuo Matsui says career with Lions led by destiny
Former major leaguer Kazuo Matsui said Thursday he feels "destined" to end his storied career with the Seibu Lions, where he started his professional baseball journey 25 years ago.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 28, 2018
Lions rally past Hawks, move closer to Pacific League pennant
Shogo Akiyama provided the late-game heroics, blasting a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth, as the Seibu Lions came from behind to beat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 7-5 and move another step closer to the Pacific League pennant.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 26, 2018
Former Met Kazuo Matsui to retire at the end of 2018 season
Kazuo Matsui, the first Japanese infielder to be signed by a major league team, will draw the curtain on a career that has spanned 25 years at the end of this season, the Saitama Seibu Lions announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 18, 2018
Shogo Akiyama, Hideto Asamura ignite Lions in triumph over Fighters
Shogo Akiyama scored three runs on three hits, including a first-inning solo home run, while Hideto Asamura added a homer and three RBIs as the Seibu Lions topped the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 7-4 on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 17, 2018
PL-leading Lions ride Takumi Kuriyama's grand slam to sweep of second-place Hawks
Takumi Kuriyama hit a grand slam and helped the Seibu Lions widen their lead in the Pacific League with an 8-1 win against the second-place Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 16, 2018
Tatsuya Imai wins rookie duel as Lions outslug Hawks
Tatsuya Imai came out on top in a rookie pitching duel Sunday as the Seibu Lions' lineup slugged early against the SoftBank Hawks for an 8-5 win in the Pacific League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 12, 2018
Buffaloes' Daiki Tomei tames Lions to earn first win since 2016
Right-hander Daiki Tomei pitched five scoreless innings and picked up his first win in two years in the Orix Buffaloes' 7-0 victory over the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 7, 2018
Lions' Hideto Asamura ignites late comeback against Marines
Hideto Asamura's seventh-inning RBI single snapped a 4-4 tie before the Seibu Lions batted around in the eighth to bury the Chiba Lotte Marines 10-4 on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 4, 2018
Takeya Nakamura powers Lions past Fighters
Takeya Nakamura drove in three runs on three hits, including his 24th homer of the season, as the Seibu Lions beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 7-3 in the Pacific League on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2018
Buffaloes' Hiroyuki Nakajima slugs sayonara homer in triumph over Lions
Two home runs from Stefen Romero and a ninth-inning walk-off blast from Hiroyuki Nakajima lifted the Orix Buffaloes to a 10-8 come-from-behind win over the Seibu Lions on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 26, 2018
Yurisbel Gracial grand slam moves Hawks closer to PL-leading Lions
Yurisbel Gracial hit the second grand slam of the game in the 12th inning Sunday to help the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks earn a 12-8 walk-off win against the Seibu Lions and a series sweep to move within five games of the Pacific League leaders.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 25, 2018
Ariel Miranda loses no-hit bid in ninth, improves to 2-0 with Hawks
Former Seattle Mariners lefty Ariel Miranda did not allow a hit until the ninth inning, and Nobuhiro Matsuda homered twice to lead the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 5-1 victory over the Seibu Lions on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 24, 2018
Hawks' Kodai Senga fans 12, outduels Lions' Yusei Kikuchi
Kodai Senga outdueled Yusei Kikuchi, pitching the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 3-2 series-opening win over the Seibu Lions on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 17, 2018
Fighters' Sho Nakata, Brandon Laird ignite winning rally against Lions
A pair of big at-bats by Sho Nakata and Brandon Laird against tiring lefty Yusei Kikuchi lifted the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to a 5-3 win against the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 16, 2018
Lions GM Haruhiko Suzuki denies pitcher Yusei Kikuchi poised for posting
The Seibu Lions general manager denied Thursday that the club is poised to part with hard-throwing lefty Yusei Kikuchi this autumn.

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