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Sakamoto lifts Giants to dramatic 12th-inning triumph over rival Swallows

Baseball / Japanese Baseball May 13, 2016

Sakamoto lifts Giants to dramatic 12th-inning triumph over rival Swallows

by Jason Coskrey

Two mistakes were about to cost the Yomiuri Giants a win, until one key hit sent the Kyojin, and one of the biggest crowds of the season, home happy. Hayato Sakamoto drove in two runs with a two-out, sayonara double and the Giants escaped with ...

Naruse gets helping hand from Swallows hitters in win over Tigers

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jul 1, 2015

Naruse gets helping hand from Swallows hitters in win over Tigers

Yoshihisa Naruse threw his fifth straight quality start and won for the first time in over a month as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows defeated the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers 6-4 on Wednesday night. Naruse (3-7) allowed three runs on five hits and a walk over ...

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 1, 2014

Marines' Naruse reveals intent to become free agent

Chiba Lotte Marines lefty Yoshihisa Naruse announced Saturday he will declare free agency as he looks to ply his trade elsewhere with another team. "If I am going to (declare free agency) I want to aim high. I want to get evaluations from other teams," ...

Imae powers Marines past Eagles

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Apr 11, 2014

Imae powers Marines past Eagles

by Jason Coskrey

The wind may have affected Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Takahiro Norimoto on Friday night, but not nearly as much as Toshiaki Imae's bat did. Imae hit a towering home run in the second and hit a tie-breaking double in the fifth to back starter ...

Naruse holds Tigers scoreless for four innings

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Mar 7, 2014

Naruse holds Tigers scoreless for four innings

Chiba Lotte Marines ace Yoshihisa Naruse threw four scoreless innings in his preseason debut on Friday in a 6-2 win over the Hanshin Tigers at Koshien Stadium. Naruse, who has been named to start on Opening Day by Marines manager Tsutomu Ito, allowed three hits ...

Marines benefiting from ace Naruse's poise, maturity

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jun 1, 2013

Marines benefiting from ace Naruse's poise, maturity

by Jason Coskrey

Yoshihisa Naruse was the new kid on the block back in 2006, a fresh face in his first season pitching for a Chiba Lotte Marines team that had won the Japan Series the year before. Lotte's rotation was loaded with experience ...

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