Yamai (1-3) struck out seven while walking none. Asao worked the ninth for his first save of the season.Kazuhiro Wada had an RBI single to give Chunichi the lead with two outs in the third inning at Toyohashi Stadium.The Swallows were shut out on three hits in their second straight game.Tigers 8, Carp 6At Niigata's Hard Off Eco Stadium in Niigata, Takashi Toritani hit a tiebreaking two-run home run off Kam Mickolio (1-3) in the eighth inning, lifting Hanshin past Hiroshima.Kazuya Tsutsui (1-0) got the win in relief. Nick Stavinoha belted three homers in three consecutive at-bats but the Carp's pitching was shaky throughout.Giants 7, BayStars 7 (9)At Utsunomiya's Kiyohara Stadium, Yokohama overcame a 6-0 deficit, Alex Ramirez hitting an RBI single and capped off by Yuki Yoshimura's game-tying double in the ninth inning to play out a tie against Yomiuri.John Bowker hit a solo drive for his first homer run in Japan in the sixth for the Giants.PACIFIC LEAGUEFighters 9, Marines 7At Chiba's QVC Marine Field, pinch hitter Micah Hoffpauir belted a three-run homer as Hokkaido Nippon Ham batted around in an eight-run sixth inning against starter Seth Greisinger, ending Chiba Lotte's undefeated streak at four games.Kazuhito Tadano (2-0) limited the damage to two runs, allowing seven hits in six innings of work.Greisinger (3-1) was tagged for seven runs and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings — his previously league-leading 0.31 ERA at game time bloating to 2.08.Lions 2, Eagles 1At Sendai's Kleenex Stadium, Takumi Kuriyama had a game-tying single in the fifth inning, and Esteban German delivered a go-ahead double in the sixth as Seibu held off Tohoku Rakuten.Kazuhisa Makita (2-3) allowed one run over the distance. Wataru Karashima (1-1) took the loss.Buffaloes 3, Hawks 2At Kobe's Hotto Motto Field, Chihiro Kaneko held Fukuoka Softbank to two runs and eight hits in seven innings in his comeback from an injured lower back, and Orix rallied from a 0-2 deficit with a three-run fifth.Kaneko (1-0) struck out seven and walked one. Mamoru Kishida picked up his eighth save.Lee Dae Ho and Aarom Baldiris had back-to-back RBI singles to tie it before Hiroki Yamada's wild pitch scored the go-ahead run.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Yamai guides Dragons past Swallows, into first place
TOYOHASHI, Aichi Pref. — Daisuke Yamai pitched three-hit ball over eight scoreless innings and Takuya Asao finished off the relay as the Chunichi Dragons edged the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1-0 to take over first place in the Central League on Tuesday.Yamai (1-3) struck out seven while walking none. Asao worked the ninth for his first save of the season.Kazuhiro Wada had an RBI single to give Chunichi the lead with two outs in the third inning at Toyohashi Stadium.The Swallows were shut out on three hits in their second straight game.Tigers 8, Carp 6At Niigata's Hard Off Eco Stadium in Niigata, Takashi Toritani hit a tiebreaking two-run home run off Kam Mickolio (1-3) in the eighth inning, lifting Hanshin past Hiroshima.Kazuya Tsutsui (1-0) got the win in relief. Nick Stavinoha belted three homers in three consecutive at-bats but the Carp's pitching was shaky throughout.Giants 7, BayStars 7 (9)At Utsunomiya's Kiyohara Stadium, Yokohama overcame a 6-0 deficit, Alex Ramirez hitting an RBI single and capped off by Yuki Yoshimura's game-tying double in the ninth inning to play out a tie against Yomiuri.John Bowker hit a solo drive for his first homer run in Japan in the sixth for the Giants.PACIFIC LEAGUEFighters 9, Marines 7At Chiba's QVC Marine Field, pinch hitter Micah Hoffpauir belted a three-run homer as Hokkaido Nippon Ham batted around in an eight-run sixth inning against starter Seth Greisinger, ending Chiba Lotte's undefeated streak at four games.Kazuhito Tadano (2-0) limited the damage to two runs, allowing seven hits in six innings of work.Greisinger (3-1) was tagged for seven runs and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings — his previously league-leading 0.31 ERA at game time bloating to 2.08.Lions 2, Eagles 1At Sendai's Kleenex Stadium, Takumi Kuriyama had a game-tying single in the fifth inning, and Esteban German delivered a go-ahead double in the sixth as Seibu held off Tohoku Rakuten.Kazuhisa Makita (2-3) allowed one run over the distance. Wataru Karashima (1-1) took the loss.Buffaloes 3, Hawks 2At Kobe's Hotto Motto Field, Chihiro Kaneko held Fukuoka Softbank to two runs and eight hits in seven innings in his comeback from an injured lower back, and Orix rallied from a 0-2 deficit with a three-run fifth.Kaneko (1-0) struck out seven and walked one. Mamoru Kishida picked up his eighth save.Lee Dae Ho and Aarom Baldiris had back-to-back RBI singles to tie it before Hiroki Yamada's wild pitch scored the go-ahead run.
Yamai (1-3) struck out seven while walking none. Asao worked the ninth for his first save of the season.Kazuhiro Wada had an RBI single to give Chunichi the lead with two outs in the third inning at Toyohashi Stadium.The Swallows were shut out on three hits in their second straight game.Tigers 8, Carp 6At Niigata's Hard Off Eco Stadium in Niigata, Takashi Toritani hit a tiebreaking two-run home run off Kam Mickolio (1-3) in the eighth inning, lifting Hanshin past Hiroshima.Kazuya Tsutsui (1-0) got the win in relief. Nick Stavinoha belted three homers in three consecutive at-bats but the Carp's pitching was shaky throughout.Giants 7, BayStars 7 (9)At Utsunomiya's Kiyohara Stadium, Yokohama overcame a 6-0 deficit, Alex Ramirez hitting an RBI single and capped off by Yuki Yoshimura's game-tying double in the ninth inning to play out a tie against Yomiuri.John Bowker hit a solo drive for his first homer run in Japan in the sixth for the Giants.PACIFIC LEAGUEFighters 9, Marines 7At Chiba's QVC Marine Field, pinch hitter Micah Hoffpauir belted a three-run homer as Hokkaido Nippon Ham batted around in an eight-run sixth inning against starter Seth Greisinger, ending Chiba Lotte's undefeated streak at four games.Kazuhito Tadano (2-0) limited the damage to two runs, allowing seven hits in six innings of work.Greisinger (3-1) was tagged for seven runs and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings — his previously league-leading 0.31 ERA at game time bloating to 2.08.Lions 2, Eagles 1At Sendai's Kleenex Stadium, Takumi Kuriyama had a game-tying single in the fifth inning, and Esteban German delivered a go-ahead double in the sixth as Seibu held off Tohoku Rakuten.Kazuhisa Makita (2-3) allowed one run over the distance. Wataru Karashima (1-1) took the loss.Buffaloes 3, Hawks 2At Kobe's Hotto Motto Field, Chihiro Kaneko held Fukuoka Softbank to two runs and eight hits in seven innings in his comeback from an injured lower back, and Orix rallied from a 0-2 deficit with a three-run fifth.Kaneko (1-0) struck out seven and walked one. Mamoru Kishida picked up his eighth save.Lee Dae Ho and Aarom Baldiris had back-to-back RBI singles to tie it before Hiroki Yamada's wild pitch scored the go-ahead run.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Thomas guides Bruins to win in return to D.C.
WASHINGTON — Tim Thomas' return to the nation's capital was less political and more successful.Playing about 10 blocks from the White House — a place he famously avoided two weeks ago — Thomas carried a shutout deep into the third period Sunday as the Boston Bruins snapped a two-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals.Thomas' no-show, accompanied by a Facebook post about a federal government that he said was "out of control," overshadowed his teammates' day of celebration when the reigning Stanley Cup champions were honored by President Barack Obama on Jan. 23. He didn't play the next day, when the Bruins lost 5-3 to the Capitals.But last year's Vezina Trophy winner and playoff MVP was in fine form for a Super Bowl Sunday matinee, the first time all season he's played on back-to-back days. Among his 35 saves was a quick reflex stop against Alex Ovechkin when the Capitals forward had an open look after a rebound."Tim's capable of doing that for us, and he's done that a lot in the past," Boston coach Claude Julien said. "And I thought he was on top of his game today."Thomas was booed pregame, but there's no telling how much of it was the standard disdain shown by Washington fans for any opposing star player."I think I'm pretty much booed at every arena, wouldn't you say?" Thomas said. "Even before anything happened?"Still, he acknowledged it was good to have a trip back to Washington that was all about hockey."Yeah, yeah, it was. This is more normal," he said. "This is what I'm used to, that's for sure."Canadiens 3, Jets 0In Montreal, Carey Price made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season, Tomas Plekanec had a goal and an assist and the Canadiens ended a three-game losing streak.Max Pacioretty scored his 19th goal in the first and Alexei Emelin made it 2-0 with a short-handed goal 7:20 into the second. Plekanec, who set up Emelin's goal, was credited with his 11th goal on a power play at 11:28.Rangers 5, Flyers 2In New York, Artem Anisimov had a goal and two assists, Henrik Lundqvist made 21 saves and the Rangers continued their recent success against the Flyers.Devils 5, Penguins 2In Newark, New Jersey, Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists, and the Devils extended their winning streak to four.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Tanaka double guides leaders Reysol past Vissel
KASHIWA, Chiba Pref. — Junya Tanaka scored two first-half goals and Leandro Domingues added another to extend Kashiwa Reysol's lead at the top of the J. League to three points with a 3-0 win over Vissel Kobe on Saturday.
Show of respect: Kashiwa Reysol fans congratulate Junya Tanaka (18) after his 24th-minute goal on Saturday against Vissel Kobe. Reysol won 3-0. KYODO PHOTOVissel went into the match at Hitachi Stadium on the back of three straight wins, but a brace from Tanaka inside the space of three minutes soon took the wind out of their sails and put last season's second-division champions firmly in the driving seat.A third from Leandro Domingues in the 73rd minute made the game safe, giving Kashiwa 19 points from eight matches as the Chiba side continues to confound expectations in its first season back in the top flight."The results we have been getting are a result of our preparation," said manager Nelsinho. "We have carried on from what we were doing last year, and that gives us a strong foundation to build on."In training the players never doubt what we are doing, and that is the key. Maybe other people are surprised at our results, but that's not the case for anyone at this club."Both teams took time to find their rhythm, but after some nervy moments Kashiwa took the lead in the 21st minute. Leandro Domingues split the Vissel defense with a perfectly weighted pass into the box, and Tanaka took a touch before rifling the ball home.It was not long before the 23-year-old had his second. Ryoichi Kurosawa switched the play with a brilliant cross-field ball to the left, and Tanaka left goalkeeper Kenta Tokushige clutching at thin air with a ferocious shot from the edge of the box."We expected them to come at us, and the players dealt with this by defending well, waiting for mistakes and hitting them on the counter," said Nelsinho. "Then we found our rhythm and got the two goals."We knew we were playing against a team that had won its last three games, and I told the players to go back out for the second half with the same attitude. We knew we couldn't just sit on a two-goal lead, and we were determined to get a third or a fourth."It was the visitors who almost started the second half with a goal, however, with Vissel pressure almost forcing Reysol defender Naoya Kondo to steer the ball into his own net.But it took a scrambled clearance from Kunie Kitamoto to deny Tanaka his hat trick at the other end, and 10 minutes later Kashiwa put the result beyond doubt. Hideaki Kitajima broke into space down the left, and the striker squared the ball for Leandro Domingues striding through the middle to sweep home.Vissel substitute Popo then earned a straight red card for a meaty 86th-minute challenge on Tatsuya Masushima, leaving manager Masahiro Wada to pick the bones out of a miserbale afternoon for the visitors."We were playing against the team at the top of the league today," Wada said. "For the first 15 minutes we played at a good tempo and created some chances, and if we had managed to score from one of them it might have been a different story."But after Kashiwa scored they were able to play at their own pace, and we had trouble putting together moves on the slippy pitch. Games like this happen, and the important thing now is for the players to put it behind them."Elsewhere in the J. League, Vegalta Sendai and Yokohama F. Marinos — second and third in the table, respectively, at the start of the day — drew 1-1, while struggling Urawa Reds were pegged back from a first-half lead to finish 1-1 against Albirex Niigata.The Shizuoka derby between Shimizu S-Pulse and Jubilo Iwata finished 0-0, and Ventforet Kofu drew 1-1 with Montedio Yamagata.
Show of respect: Kashiwa Reysol fans congratulate Junya Tanaka (18) after his 24th-minute goal on Saturday against Vissel Kobe. Reysol won 3-0. KYODO PHOTOVissel went into the match at Hitachi Stadium on the back of three straight wins, but a brace from Tanaka inside the space of three minutes soon took the wind out of their sails and put last season's second-division champions firmly in the driving seat.A third from Leandro Domingues in the 73rd minute made the game safe, giving Kashiwa 19 points from eight matches as the Chiba side continues to confound expectations in its first season back in the top flight."The results we have been getting are a result of our preparation," said manager Nelsinho. "We have carried on from what we were doing last year, and that gives us a strong foundation to build on."In training the players never doubt what we are doing, and that is the key. Maybe other people are surprised at our results, but that's not the case for anyone at this club."Both teams took time to find their rhythm, but after some nervy moments Kashiwa took the lead in the 21st minute. Leandro Domingues split the Vissel defense with a perfectly weighted pass into the box, and Tanaka took a touch before rifling the ball home.It was not long before the 23-year-old had his second. Ryoichi Kurosawa switched the play with a brilliant cross-field ball to the left, and Tanaka left goalkeeper Kenta Tokushige clutching at thin air with a ferocious shot from the edge of the box."We expected them to come at us, and the players dealt with this by defending well, waiting for mistakes and hitting them on the counter," said Nelsinho. "Then we found our rhythm and got the two goals."We knew we were playing against a team that had won its last three games, and I told the players to go back out for the second half with the same attitude. We knew we couldn't just sit on a two-goal lead, and we were determined to get a third or a fourth."It was the visitors who almost started the second half with a goal, however, with Vissel pressure almost forcing Reysol defender Naoya Kondo to steer the ball into his own net.But it took a scrambled clearance from Kunie Kitamoto to deny Tanaka his hat trick at the other end, and 10 minutes later Kashiwa put the result beyond doubt. Hideaki Kitajima broke into space down the left, and the striker squared the ball for Leandro Domingues striding through the middle to sweep home.Vissel substitute Popo then earned a straight red card for a meaty 86th-minute challenge on Tatsuya Masushima, leaving manager Masahiro Wada to pick the bones out of a miserbale afternoon for the visitors."We were playing against the team at the top of the league today," Wada said. "For the first 15 minutes we played at a good tempo and created some chances, and if we had managed to score from one of them it might have been a different story."But after Kashiwa scored they were able to play at their own pace, and we had trouble putting together moves on the slippy pitch. Games like this happen, and the important thing now is for the players to put it behind them."Elsewhere in the J. League, Vegalta Sendai and Yokohama F. Marinos — second and third in the table, respectively, at the start of the day — drew 1-1, while struggling Urawa Reds were pegged back from a first-half lead to finish 1-1 against Albirex Niigata.The Shizuoka derby between Shimizu S-Pulse and Jubilo Iwata finished 0-0, and Ventforet Kofu drew 1-1 with Montedio Yamagata.
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