Shinnosuke Shigenobu

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jul 23, 2019

Giants pinch hitter Shinnosuke Shigenobu delivers game-winning double in ninth against Swallows

Pinch hitter Shinnosuke Shigenobu lofted a fly ball to the wall that fell for a game-winning double, lifting the Yomiuri Giants to a 6-5 walk-off win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Tuesday. Before a crowd of 33,331 at Kyocera Dome, the Central League-leading Giants ...

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Sep 23, 2017

Yabuta notches 15th victory as Carp edge Giants

Kazuki Yabuta struggled through seven innings but held Yomiuri to two runs to pick up his 15th win this season as the Hiroshima Carp edged the Giants 3-2 on Saturday. With the game tied 1-1, Ryuhei Matsuyama drove home the go-ahead run and Xavier Batista ...