Sawamura allowed one hit, a first-inning leadoff single and two walks, while striking out one batter. The Central League's 2011 Rookie of the Year was coming off a stretch of five games in which he had allowed 19 runs in 25 2/3 innings."With all the great support I got from the fans, it was fun pitching," Sawamura said.Giants leadoff man Hisayoshi Chono had three hits to take over the league lead with 173 on the season. Chono singled in a run in the fourth and hit his 14th homer of the year in the seventh.The BayStars' Alex Ramirez, who needs seven hits to reach 2,000 in Japan, did not play. Yokohama has four games remaining in the season.Carp 4, Swallows 2At Tokyo's Jingu Stadium, Shota Dobayashi hit a pair of solo homers, and Keisuke Imai (4-8) held batters to two runs over six innings as Hiroshima beat Yakult in game that was called with none out in the bottom of the ninth due to rain.The Carp snapped a six-game winless streak against the Swallows, including one tie, for a 9-12 record with two ties against Yakult. Dobayashi hit a tiebreaking leadoff shot off Takehiko Oshimoto (4-1) in the seventh and went deep for his 14th homer of the year in the ninth.PACIFIC LEAGUELions 2, Marines 1At Seibu Dome, Chiba Lotte closer Yasuhiko Yabuta (1-6) blew a one-run, ninth-inning lead by allowing a leadoff single and issuing four walks to force across the tying and winning runs in a loss to Seibu.Pinch hitter Chris Carter and light-hitting utility infielder Takuya Hara drew consecutive two-out, bases-loaded walks in the ninth.Lions starter Takayuki Kishi (11-12) went the distance to win for the first time since Aug. 28.Eagles 2, Hawks 1At Sendai's Kleenex Stadium, Akihisa Makida's two-run homer in the second inning off Yang Yao-hsun (2-3) was all Tohoku Rakuten needed against third-place Fukuoka Softbank, moving the fourth-place Eagles back to .500 for the first time since July 27.Wataru Karashima (8-5) limited the damage to one run on three hits in eight innings. He struck out seven and walked two.Koji Aoyama worked the ninth and set a club record with his 22nd save.
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
Giants' Sawamura returns to form after shaky stretch
Hirokazu Sawamura (10-10) threw five shutout innings on Saturday to earn his first win since Aug. 14 as the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Yokohama BayStars 6-0 at Tokyo Dome.Sawamura allowed one hit, a first-inning leadoff single and two walks, while striking out one batter. The Central League's 2011 Rookie of the Year was coming off a stretch of five games in which he had allowed 19 runs in 25 2/3 innings."With all the great support I got from the fans, it was fun pitching," Sawamura said.Giants leadoff man Hisayoshi Chono had three hits to take over the league lead with 173 on the season. Chono singled in a run in the fourth and hit his 14th homer of the year in the seventh.The BayStars' Alex Ramirez, who needs seven hits to reach 2,000 in Japan, did not play. Yokohama has four games remaining in the season.Carp 4, Swallows 2At Tokyo's Jingu Stadium, Shota Dobayashi hit a pair of solo homers, and Keisuke Imai (4-8) held batters to two runs over six innings as Hiroshima beat Yakult in game that was called with none out in the bottom of the ninth due to rain.The Carp snapped a six-game winless streak against the Swallows, including one tie, for a 9-12 record with two ties against Yakult. Dobayashi hit a tiebreaking leadoff shot off Takehiko Oshimoto (4-1) in the seventh and went deep for his 14th homer of the year in the ninth.PACIFIC LEAGUELions 2, Marines 1At Seibu Dome, Chiba Lotte closer Yasuhiko Yabuta (1-6) blew a one-run, ninth-inning lead by allowing a leadoff single and issuing four walks to force across the tying and winning runs in a loss to Seibu.Pinch hitter Chris Carter and light-hitting utility infielder Takuya Hara drew consecutive two-out, bases-loaded walks in the ninth.Lions starter Takayuki Kishi (11-12) went the distance to win for the first time since Aug. 28.Eagles 2, Hawks 1At Sendai's Kleenex Stadium, Akihisa Makida's two-run homer in the second inning off Yang Yao-hsun (2-3) was all Tohoku Rakuten needed against third-place Fukuoka Softbank, moving the fourth-place Eagles back to .500 for the first time since July 27.Wataru Karashima (8-5) limited the damage to one run on three hits in eight innings. He struck out seven and walked two.Koji Aoyama worked the ninth and set a club record with his 22nd save.
Sawamura allowed one hit, a first-inning leadoff single and two walks, while striking out one batter. The Central League's 2011 Rookie of the Year was coming off a stretch of five games in which he had allowed 19 runs in 25 2/3 innings."With all the great support I got from the fans, it was fun pitching," Sawamura said.Giants leadoff man Hisayoshi Chono had three hits to take over the league lead with 173 on the season. Chono singled in a run in the fourth and hit his 14th homer of the year in the seventh.The BayStars' Alex Ramirez, who needs seven hits to reach 2,000 in Japan, did not play. Yokohama has four games remaining in the season.Carp 4, Swallows 2At Tokyo's Jingu Stadium, Shota Dobayashi hit a pair of solo homers, and Keisuke Imai (4-8) held batters to two runs over six innings as Hiroshima beat Yakult in game that was called with none out in the bottom of the ninth due to rain.The Carp snapped a six-game winless streak against the Swallows, including one tie, for a 9-12 record with two ties against Yakult. Dobayashi hit a tiebreaking leadoff shot off Takehiko Oshimoto (4-1) in the seventh and went deep for his 14th homer of the year in the ninth.PACIFIC LEAGUELions 2, Marines 1At Seibu Dome, Chiba Lotte closer Yasuhiko Yabuta (1-6) blew a one-run, ninth-inning lead by allowing a leadoff single and issuing four walks to force across the tying and winning runs in a loss to Seibu.Pinch hitter Chris Carter and light-hitting utility infielder Takuya Hara drew consecutive two-out, bases-loaded walks in the ninth.Lions starter Takayuki Kishi (11-12) went the distance to win for the first time since Aug. 28.Eagles 2, Hawks 1At Sendai's Kleenex Stadium, Akihisa Makida's two-run homer in the second inning off Yang Yao-hsun (2-3) was all Tohoku Rakuten needed against third-place Fukuoka Softbank, moving the fourth-place Eagles back to .500 for the first time since July 27.Wataru Karashima (8-5) limited the damage to one run on three hits in eight innings. He struck out seven and walked two.Koji Aoyama worked the ninth and set a club record with his 22nd save.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Matsuzaka shaky against Matsui's Bulls in rehab start
DURHAM, North Carolina — Daisuke Matsuzaka agrees with Boston manager Bobby Valentine. The Red Sox pitcher isn't quite ready to return to the big leagues — yet.
Funny to meet you here: Pawtucket starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches to Durham's Hideki Matsui on Thursday. KYODOMatsuzaka had his longest rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday night, but allowed five runs — four earned — in 6? innings of a 5-0 loss to the Durham Bulls. He threw 64 of his 95 pitches for strikes while allowing seven hits.The Japanese star struck out three, hit one batter and gave up two home runs — including one to the first hitter he faced, and a three-run shot in the sixth."Of course, the three-run home run isn't something to be proud of, but being able to throw 95 pitches and throw as deep into the game as I did is something positive to take away from this game," Matsuzaka said through an interpreter.Matsuzaka has been on the disabled list for more than a year, is working his way back from Tommy John surgery last June and allowed five runs in 5? innings in his previous start.He made his fifth rehab start and third with Pawtucket, and hadn't gone more than 5?innings in his previous four. He's expected to start again Tuesday at Norfolk. Pitchers' rehab assignments may last no more than 30 days, and for Matsuzaka, that period ends next Wednesday.Valentine has said he doesn't believe Matsuzaka is close to pitching in the majors."I feel the same way as Bobby. I'm not ready to pitch in the majors yet, especially after an outing like my previous outing," Matsuzaka said. "But if I'm able to consistently pitch like I did today, then I don't think my return to the majors is that far away."Hideki Matsui, who played nine seasons with three big-league teams and was the MVP of the 2009 World Series with the Yankees, reached base twice against Matsuzaka and scored on Wrigley's homer.Matsui reached on a fielder's choice in the first inning — first baseman Lars Anderson pulled his foot off the bag while reaching for a throw to complete a double play — and popped out to left field in the third before reaching on catcher's interference in the sixth.Matsui signed a minor league contract with Tampa Bay on April 30 and was assigned to the Bulls earlier this week.Athletics beat RangersArlington Texas APKila Ka'aihue hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics bounced back from a disputed call on squeeze play that cost them the lead to beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 on Thursday.Red Sox 5, Rays 3In St. Petersburg, Florida, Cody Ross homered and drove in four runs for Boston.Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1In Toronto, Jose Bautista and J.P. Arencibia each hit a two-run homer.Twins 4, Tigers 3In Detroit, Justin Morneau hit a two-run homer in his second game back from a wrist injury, and Minnesota swept the two-game series.Orioles 5, Royals 3In Kansas City, Adam Jones hit a two-run homer, and J.J. Hardy drove in a pair of runs.Indians 6, Mariners 5 (11)In Cleveland, Carlos Santana hit a game-ending single with one out in the 11th.Ichiro Suzuki was 0-for-6 for Seattle.White Sox 6, Angels 1In Anaheim, Chris Sale pitched effectively into the sixth inning, giving Chicago's rotation a much-needed solid outing.NATIONAL LEAGUEMets 9, Reds 4In New York, David Wright lined his second double of the game, a tiebreaking drive in the eighth inning.Phillies 8, Cubs 7In Chicago, starter Roy Halladay threw eight innings for his first victory in a month.Braves 7, Marlins 0In Atlanta, Brandon Beachy pitched a five-hitter for his first career complete game.Pirates 5, Nationals 3In Washington, Andrew McCutchen homered twice and James McDonald struck out 11.Giants 7, Cardinals 5In San Francisco, Brandon Crawford hit a two-run single for his first RBIs since April.Diamondbacks 9, Rockies 7In Denver, Justin Upton hit a two-out, two-run homer off closer Rafael Betancourt.Astros 4, Brewers 0In Houston, Jed Lowrie hit a two-run homer and J.A. Happ pitched out of trouble for six innings before three relievers completed Houston's shutout.Norichika Aoki finished 3-for-4 for the Brewers.Dodgers 8, Padres 1In San Diego, Aaron Harang threw seven shutout innings and recorded a hit.
Funny to meet you here: Pawtucket starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches to Durham's Hideki Matsui on Thursday. KYODOMatsuzaka had his longest rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday night, but allowed five runs — four earned — in 6? innings of a 5-0 loss to the Durham Bulls. He threw 64 of his 95 pitches for strikes while allowing seven hits.The Japanese star struck out three, hit one batter and gave up two home runs — including one to the first hitter he faced, and a three-run shot in the sixth."Of course, the three-run home run isn't something to be proud of, but being able to throw 95 pitches and throw as deep into the game as I did is something positive to take away from this game," Matsuzaka said through an interpreter.Matsuzaka has been on the disabled list for more than a year, is working his way back from Tommy John surgery last June and allowed five runs in 5? innings in his previous start.He made his fifth rehab start and third with Pawtucket, and hadn't gone more than 5?innings in his previous four. He's expected to start again Tuesday at Norfolk. Pitchers' rehab assignments may last no more than 30 days, and for Matsuzaka, that period ends next Wednesday.Valentine has said he doesn't believe Matsuzaka is close to pitching in the majors."I feel the same way as Bobby. I'm not ready to pitch in the majors yet, especially after an outing like my previous outing," Matsuzaka said. "But if I'm able to consistently pitch like I did today, then I don't think my return to the majors is that far away."Hideki Matsui, who played nine seasons with three big-league teams and was the MVP of the 2009 World Series with the Yankees, reached base twice against Matsuzaka and scored on Wrigley's homer.Matsui reached on a fielder's choice in the first inning — first baseman Lars Anderson pulled his foot off the bag while reaching for a throw to complete a double play — and popped out to left field in the third before reaching on catcher's interference in the sixth.Matsui signed a minor league contract with Tampa Bay on April 30 and was assigned to the Bulls earlier this week.Athletics beat RangersArlington Texas APKila Ka'aihue hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics bounced back from a disputed call on squeeze play that cost them the lead to beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 on Thursday.Red Sox 5, Rays 3In St. Petersburg, Florida, Cody Ross homered and drove in four runs for Boston.Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1In Toronto, Jose Bautista and J.P. Arencibia each hit a two-run homer.Twins 4, Tigers 3In Detroit, Justin Morneau hit a two-run homer in his second game back from a wrist injury, and Minnesota swept the two-game series.Orioles 5, Royals 3In Kansas City, Adam Jones hit a two-run homer, and J.J. Hardy drove in a pair of runs.Indians 6, Mariners 5 (11)In Cleveland, Carlos Santana hit a game-ending single with one out in the 11th.Ichiro Suzuki was 0-for-6 for Seattle.White Sox 6, Angels 1In Anaheim, Chris Sale pitched effectively into the sixth inning, giving Chicago's rotation a much-needed solid outing.NATIONAL LEAGUEMets 9, Reds 4In New York, David Wright lined his second double of the game, a tiebreaking drive in the eighth inning.Phillies 8, Cubs 7In Chicago, starter Roy Halladay threw eight innings for his first victory in a month.Braves 7, Marlins 0In Atlanta, Brandon Beachy pitched a five-hitter for his first career complete game.Pirates 5, Nationals 3In Washington, Andrew McCutchen homered twice and James McDonald struck out 11.Giants 7, Cardinals 5In San Francisco, Brandon Crawford hit a two-run single for his first RBIs since April.Diamondbacks 9, Rockies 7In Denver, Justin Upton hit a two-out, two-run homer off closer Rafael Betancourt.Astros 4, Brewers 0In Houston, Jed Lowrie hit a two-run homer and J.A. Happ pitched out of trouble for six innings before three relievers completed Houston's shutout.Norichika Aoki finished 3-for-4 for the Brewers.Dodgers 8, Padres 1In San Diego, Aaron Harang threw seven shutout innings and recorded a hit.
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