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NPB news: Aug. 24, 2023

Hiroya Miyagi had one of the better games of his already impressive career, while two CL pitchers quietly having outstanding seasons locked up in a pitchers’ duel that could easily have gone either way.

Thursday’s games

Buffaloes 5, Lions 0: At Seibu Half Dome, Hiroya Miyagi (9-4) threw a four-hit shutout in which he struck out 12 and walked none, Yuma Mune singled in one run, Keita Nakagawa hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs as Orix wrapped up its series sweep with back-to-back shutouts, and allowing only one run in three games.

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NPB news: Aug. 23, 2023

Yoshinobu Yamamoto got back on the winning track and Gregory Polanco went wild on Wednesday.

The day also marked the culmination of the national summer high school baseball championship, with a manager who has written books on the subject of changing the high school baseball culture, winning the championship and earning himself a soapbox, while a reader commented on the development.

Wednesday’s games

Buffaloes 3, Lions 0: At Seibu Half Dome, Orix stranded 13 runners through the first seven innings, while Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-5) allowed five hits and a walk over seven. Tatsuya Imai (7-4) was really good at pitching out of trouble, allowing one run despite five walks and seven hits over six innings with the only score coming on a bases-loaded walk.

Yuma Mune singled and scored in the second, Tomoya Mori doubled in the seventh and scored and delivered a sac fly after Keita Nakagawa’s ninth-inning triple.

The win keeps Yamamoto on track to win his third straight PL MVP award and third straight Sawamura Award as Japan’s most impressive starting pitcher.

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