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NPB news: May 17, 2022

Tuesday was come-from-behind day in the Kanto, while Shota Imanaga threw a shutout in his second game of the season, while the Buffaloes got the same result by emptying the bullpen, Masahiro Tanaka had a tough time, and two pitchers from Okinawa put on a show in Naha.

I’m going to keep it short tonight, though, so let’s going.

Swallows 2, Tigers 1: At Jingu Stadium, Suguru Iwazaki (1-1) came within two outs of making Kento Itohara’s fifth-inning home run, his first of the season, stand up as the game winner, but Yakult happened and Hanshin suffered its fifth walk-off loss of the season.

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NPB news: May 15, 2022

Japan’s baseball week ended in a trio of blowouts, two won by last-place teams. There was one riveting tie, and another one that leaves us wondering what’s up with the umpires and the Lotte Marines when they play in Osaka.

Let’s get to them shall we?

Sunday’s games

Buffaloes 8, Marines 5: At Osaka Dome, the Lotte Marines may have thought they caught a break with the umpires when Roki Sasaki‘s nemesis, inflammable umpire Kazuyuki Shirai, was not behind the plate on Friday or Saturday in the first two games against Orix.

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