The SoftBank Hawks had Japan’s best offense, but while they posted a Japan-best .338 wOBA this year against right-handers, they were tied with Hanshin for second best against lefties with a .316 wOBA behind DeNA’s .319.
On Wednesday, for the second straight night, the Hawks sent seven left-handed hitters against a lefty and got similarly poor results, when the BayStars’ starters brought their “A” games.
Continue reading 2024 Japan Series Game 4: Oh, Kay!Carter Stewart Jr. had his best game as a pro, Atsuki Taneichi threw a 96-pitch complete game, Nippon Ham’s ace got hit, but the Fighters came back against tough rookie Natsuki Takeuchi, while in Nagoya, a veteran pitching-dual made Nagoya Dome party like it was 2020, minus the COVID…
Sunday’s games:
Hawks 5, Eagles 2: At Fukuoka “Your company’s name can go here” Dome, Carter Stewart Jr. (7-2) won his sixth straight decision, striking out eight while walking two and allowing two singles over seven scoreless innings. Hotaka Yamakawa hit his 22nd home run, his third in three games, a two-run shot off Ryota Takinaka (1-4) in the fourth inning. Yamakawa doubled in the Hawks’ two-run sixth, too.
Continue reading NPB news: Aug. 11, 2024
