Pro Yakyu (NPB)

HANSHIN TIGERS

...With 8 years in the books on the 13th, Norihiro Akahoshi can now become a free agent at the end of the season.

...It appears as though things are slowly starting to fall into place for Kevin Mench. He went 4-for-5 with 2 RBIs in a game at Ni-gun on the 13th. He also hit his second home run in as many days.

NIPPON HAM FIGHTERS

...Yoshio Itoi was held out of the starting line-up on Wednesday after he complained of some

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Yokohama Bay Stars 9 - Yomiuri Giants 8
It wasn't a very pretty game for either team. The Bay Stars surrendered 4 unearned runs, the Giants 2. And the game-deciding run scored on a bases loaded HBP in the bottom of the ninth with 1 out.

Tom Matsny (5 IP, 5 H, 4 K, BB, 5 R, 3 ER) started for the Bay Stars and Shun Yamaguchi (1 IP, 0 H, K, 2 BB, 2 R, 0 ER) ultimately got the win in relief. Satoshi Fukuda (5 IP, 4 H, 3 K, 3 BB, 6 R, 6 ER) got the start for the Giants, but it was ...

Central League Roster Updates

Added to the Active Roster

Yomiuri Giants

• Marc Kroon P

Hanshin Tigers

• Kyuji Fujikawa P

Yakult Swallows

• Yuya Kamada P
• Ricky Barrett P
• Tomohiro Yoneno C

Yokohama Bay Stars

• Toshiyuki Kitagawa P

Removed from the Active Roster

Yomiuri Giants

• Yuki Furukawa P

Hanshin Tigers

• Daiyu Kanemura P

Yakult Swallows

• Yuhei

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HANSHIN TIGERS

...Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi became the 7th pitcher over 40 to pitch a complete game shut-out. It was also the first complete game shut-out for a pitcher over 40 since Masahiro Yamamoto (CHU) did it against the Tigers on April 17th, 2007.

...Kyuji Fujikawa will likely join the parent club today.

RAKUTEN EAGLES

...Teppei Tsuchiya went to the hospital for a check-up on the 11th (he was complaining of not feeling well) and was given

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CHUNICHI DRAGONS

...Hitoki Iwase became the fourth player to record 200 saves in his career.

HANSHIN TIGERS

...When Tomoaki Kanemoto hit a walk-off home run to beat the Carp 1-0, he also hit the teams 7,000th home run.

HIROSHIMA CARP

...Kan Ohtake has no tossed 24 consecutive scoreless innings.

RAKUTEN EAGLES

...The Eagles officially announced that Masahiro Tanaka will be starting for the team

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