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YAKULT SWALLOWS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 8, 2018
Swallows' Tetsuto Yamada wins sixth monthly MVP award
Tokyo Yakult Swallows second baseman Tetsuto Yamada has won his sixth monthly MVP award after leading Japan in batting average, runs scored, stolen bases and on-base percentage in July, Nippon Professional Baseball announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 4, 2018
Resurgent Kris Johnson leads Carp past Swallows
Kris Johnson worked into the ninth to pitch the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp to a 4-2 win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 27, 2018
Swallows pounce on Dragons for third consecutive victory
Norichika Aoki's big night at the plate led the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to their third straight win, a 7-2 Central League victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 23, 2018
Shun Yamaguchi goes distance for Giants in win over Swallows
Shun Yamaguchi struck out eight over the distance to pitch the Yomiuri Giants to a 7-1 Central League win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 22, 2018
Giants sluggers provide big spark in series-opening victory over Swallows
Hisayoshi Chono and Casey McGehee put the Yomiuri Giants in position for a win over their crosstown rivals.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 19, 2018
Seiji Uebayashi powers Hawks past Swallows
Seiji Uebayashi's eighth-inning home run lifted the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 17, 2018
Swallows beat Fighters to clinch first interleague crown
Yasuhiro "Ryan" Ogawa allowed a run over six innings as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 5-1 on Sunday to clinch this season's best interleague record.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 15, 2018
Fighters shatter tie in seventh inning, go on to hammer Swallows
Taishi Ota went 2-for-4 and drove in the go-ahead run in Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' 11-4 victory over the interleague-leading Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 14, 2018
Swallows rally past Lions in ninth
Yuhei Takai's two-out RBI single off Lions closer Tatsushi Masuda lifted the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to a 6-4 come-from-behind win over Seibu on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 12, 2018
Swallows' Masanori Ishikawa tames Lions en route to 160th career win
Left-hander Masanori Ishikawa pitched six-plus innings Tuesday to help the Tokyo Yakult Swallows defeat the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions 3-1 and extend their interleague lead.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 10, 2018
Swallows stay hot during interleague play with victory over Buffaloes
Left-handed rookie Daiki Tajima gave up eight runs in 3⅓ innings on Sunday as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the Orix Buffaloes in the finale of their three-game interleague series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 7, 2018
Swallows' Yuhei Takai slugs two homers, drives in winning run on bases-loaded walk in 10th
Yuhei Takai belted two homers and drove in the winning run with a 10th-inning, bases-loaded walk as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows defeated the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4-3 in interleague action on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 5, 2018
Tetsuto Yamada, Norichika Aoki ignite offense in Swallows' sixth straight victory
Tetsuto Yamada drove in three runs and scored three times in the Tokyo Yakult Swallows' 12-6 victory over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Tuesday, handing last year's Japan Series champions their first interleague loss.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 4, 2018
Swallows' David Buchanan shuts down Carp
David Buchanan allowed five hits without a walk and drove in a run to help the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to an 8-0 win over the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 19, 2018
Yuta Nakamura leads Carp to victory over Swallows
Yuta Nakamura won his season debut, allowing one run over seven innings and also driving in a run to lead the Hiroshima Carp to a 3-2 victory over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Mar 29, 2018
Carp look to remain on throne as Central League rivals prepare to mount challenge
The following is the second of a two-part NPB preview concluding with the 2018 Central League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 27, 2018
Slugger Wladimir Balentien alters focus going into new season
Wladimir Balentien switched things up a little this spring.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 6, 2018
Norichika Aoki focused on winning in second stint with Swallows
Norichika Aoki says he is only thinking about victory for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, upon returning to the Central League ballclub after seven years in the major leagues.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 30, 2018
Journeyman Norichika Aoki agrees to return to Swallows: source
Norichika Aoki, who became a free agent after he was released by the New York Mets in late October, has agreed to return to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows where he started his professional career, a source said Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 20, 2017
Swallows sign lefty Dave Huff
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows said Wednesday they have acquired former major league pitcher Dave Huff, who played this year with the Korea Baseball Organization's LG Twins.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Japan bread recalled after rat parts found inside packs
Pasco Shikishima has recalled 104,000 packs of its white Chojuku bread after parts of a rat's body were discovered in two of them.
What we know so far about the case of the burned couple in Tochigi
Flowers are laid on the bank of a river in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, where the charred bodies of a Tokyo couple were found last month.
Japanese students' English proficiency is improving
An education ministry survey has shown that the English proficiency of public junior and senior high school students in Japan is continuing to improve.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
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