Four teams entered Thursday’s games either perfect or winless in Japan’s young season. We had one huge injury report and a couple of surprises, one of which was not a surprise, that Tsuyoshi Shinjo is a drama queen.
So let’s get to it, shall we?
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We had nine southpaw starting pitchers on Wednesday, which is pretty weird, and a 2 pm weekday start in Chiba, which is also unusual outside of Sendai. In Sapporo, manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo may have let on that he is a fan of the musical “Annie.”
So let’s get to it, shall we?
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