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NPB news: June 15, 2023

On Thursday, we had three pitching duels, including one mind-blowing experience in Nagoya, and a pair of knock-down drag-outs.

Thursday’s games

Buffaloes 3, Tigers 2: At Koshien Stadium, Yuma Tongu hit a game-tying ninth-inning homer and 2021 PL home champ Yutaro Sugimoto completed the comeback with a mammoth shot, his 10th, off Atsuki Yuasa (0-2).

Tongu singled in the game’s first run off Tigers starter Masashi Ito in the fourth, only for Orix’s Taisuke Yamaoka to allow a run on no-out singles to Yusuke Oyama and Ukyo Maegawa and an error by center fielder Keita Nakagawa. Ito then singled in the go-ahead run and kept the Buffaloes off the scoreboard until he left after seven.

Tigers-Buffaloes highlights
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NPB news: June 14, 2023

On Wednesday in Japan, the DeNA Deniers came their closest yet to recognizing that their graduate of MLB’ sexual assault suspension program has had issues in his past. Until now, the club has portrayed his signing as run of the mill, player released, player signed, end of story, without mentioning his suspension or the fact that 20 MLB teams wouldn’t pay a penny to have the former Cy Young Award winner disgrace their public image.

Also, two of the Yomiuri Giants’ Samurai Japan players continued to cut a swath through the Central League leader board on a night when the CL went 4-2 in interleague.

Wednesday’s games

Giants 7, Lions 1: At Tokyo Dome, Kazuma Okamoto hit his NPB-best 16th home run, breaking a 1-1 third-inning tie, the Giants scored two more runs in the inning, and Shosei Togo (8-1) allowed a run over six innings to take over the league lead in wins. Yoshihiro Maru, who has been on a home run tear, did not hit another but doubled twice, singled, scored twice and drove in a run, while Sho Nakata had two hits, including the 1,500th of his career.

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