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NPB news: april 27, 2022

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We had a full slate of games, and three with the visitors winning 8-2. Entering this season, there were 361 games in Japanese pro baseball history that ended like that, so a little less than 1 percent of those took place Wednesday. 

We also had a triple play with a difference. Ready? Let’s go.

Tigers’ Takahashi  has Tommy John

I missed this the past couple of days, but Tigers lefty Haruto Takahashi, a guy who his an absolute delight to watch when he’s on, was discharged from the hospital on Monday after having Tommy John surgery.

He’d had elbow cleaning surgery in November, but began feeling discomfort in camp.

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NPB News: April 13, 2022

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The coronavirus is marching through the NPB schedule like William Tecumseh Sherman’s road trip through Georgia. Although no additional games were canceled Wednesday, the Hanshin Tigers lost their scheduled starting pitchers for Thursday, Masashi Ito, and Friday, Shintaro Fujinami.

Meanwhile, Tsuyoshi Shinjo and the Nippon Ham Fighters put their only winning streak on the line at Seibu Dome, where they come face to face with “the whip.”

Ready to go? Let’s get started.

Lions 4, Fighters 3: At Seibu Dome, Junichiro Kishi singled and scored on a first-inning Brian O’Grady double off right-hander Kazuaki Tateno (1-1). Wu Nien-ting then singled in O’Grady for a 2-0 Lions lead.

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