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U S MARINES

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 20, 2019
Hiroshi Urano, three Fighters relievers combine to toss five-hit shutout against Marines
Hiroshi Urano threw six scoreless innings to pace the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to a 4-0 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 15, 2019
Brandon Laird connects on two-run homer in seventh to lift Marines over Lions
Brandon Laird went deep for the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Chiba Lotte Marines came from behind to beat the Seibu Lions 6-5 in the Pacific League on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 6, 2019
Lions starter Keisuke Honda silences Marines
Right-hander Keisuke Honda threw 7-1/3 solid innings Saturday as the Seibu Lions hammered the Chiba Lotte Marines 5-0 in the Pacific League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 19, 2019
Daiki Iwashita, hard-hitting Marines too much for Carp
Daiki Iwashita took a three-hitter into the eighth inning and was backed by four home runs as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Hiroshima Carp 6-3 to clinch their interleague series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 17, 2019
Dragons hold on for close win over Marines
Chunichi Dragons starter Enny Romero struck out 11 in his seven-inning start to get a 5-4 win against the Chiba Lotte Marines in interleague play on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 14, 2019
Dragons starter Yuya Yanagi fans 13 in electrifying complete-game effort
The Chiba Lotte Marines invited the band from nearby Narashino High School to sit in left field and power their cheering section on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 9, 2019
Giants bats support returning ace Tomoyuki Sugano in big win over Marines
Yomiuri Giants fans used their cheers to welcome ace pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano back to the diamond.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 8, 2019
Marines rally past Giants in ninth
The Chiba Lotte Marines were on the road, missing some key players because of injuries, down a run and three outs away from a loss.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2019
Rubber protective tape falls from helicopter onto school grounds in Okinawa, say U.S. Marines
The U.S. Marines in Okinawa said Wednesday that a piece of rubber protective tape attached to a wing blade of a U.S. military helicopter fell onto the grounds of a junior high school in Okinawa the previous day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 14, 2019
Okinawa-based U.S. Marines may start moving to Guam in October 2024
The current plan will relocate approximately 5,000 Marines, of whom about 1,700 will be permanently based on Guam and the remainder rotated every half year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 12, 2019
Hawks blow lead in 7th as Marines claim series
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bullpen squandered a two-run lead on Sunday as the Chiba Lotte Marines came back for a 5-4 win to claim the three-game series in the Pacific League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 10, 2019
Marines pound Hawks starter Shota Takeda, improve to 16-16
The Chiba Lotte Marines bludgeoned Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks starter Shota Takeda on their way to a 9-1 win on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 4, 2019
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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 29, 2019
Tatsuhiro Tamura homers, Atsuki Taneichi solid as Marines down Eagles
Tatsuhiro Tamura opened the scoring with a three-run home run and right-hander Atsuki Taneichi earned his first career win as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 4-2 on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 29, 2019
Home run celebrations becoming commonplace in Japanese game
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks infielder Kenji Akashi briefly went viral across baseball late last week when he hit a three-run sayonara home run and celebrated with a backflip onto home plate. Well, near home plate, as he had to go back and actually step on it.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 20, 2019
Marines' Mike Bolsinger, trio of relievers stifle Fighters
There were four players, all pitchers, on the hero interview podium for the Chiba Lotte Marines on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 17, 2019
Rookie pitcher Daiki Iwashita leads way as Marines shut out Hawks again
The Chiba Lotte Marines remained the masters of the Pacific League's powerhouse club, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, beating the defending Japan Series champs 1-0 on Wednesday for their second straight shutout win.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 16, 2019
Marines starter Hideaki Wakui tosses two-hit shutout for first victory of season
Hideaki Wakui pitched a two-hit shutout and picked up his first win of the season Tuesday as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 6-0.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2019
Rei Takahashi solid over 7 as Hawks' 7 homers down Marines
Rei Takahashi pitched seven solid innings on Sunday, and his Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks teammates blasted seven home runs in an 11-1 Pacific League win over the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 29, 2019
Brandon Laird powers Marines past Eagles as rookie teammate Kyota Fujiwara makes Opening Night start
The Chiba Lotte Marines and their fans were already well aware of Brandon Laird and his sushi-making ways before this season.

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