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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 14, 2016
Jones leads Giants past Swallows
Garrett Jones scored two runs and had two RBIs on Saturday as the Yomiuri Giants came from a run down to beat the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7-1 in the Central League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 13, 2016
Sakamoto lifts Giants to dramatic 12th-inning triumph over rival Swallows
Two mistakes were about to cost the Yomiuri Giants a win, until one key hit sent the Kyojin, and one of the biggest crowds of the season, home happy.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 13, 2016
Infielder Cruz rejoins Giants, vows to wear shin guard from now on
Luis Cruz isn't about to be caught without his shin guard again. After fouling a ball off his ankle last month and missing two weeks, the Yomiuri Giants infielder isn't taking any chances.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 9, 2016
Former Yomiuri infielder Gonzalez remains close to game
Edgar Gonzalez may not be playing anymore, but he's still spending most of his time on baseball diamonds.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 7, 2016
Viciedo slugs two HRs in second inning to power Dragons past Giants
Dayan Viciedo hit two home runs in an eight-run second inning as the Chunichi Dragons hammered the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants 8-1 on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 5, 2016
Sugano earns complete-game victory over Carp
Tomoyuki Sugano allowed himself a brief expression of frustration after allowing an earned run for the first time in more than a month.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 3, 2016
Giants edge Carp, climb back into first place
Garrett Jones knew Hayato Sakamoto had the speed to make it home; he just needed the chance.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 29, 2016
Former Giants pitcher Kasahara arrested in gambling probe
Former Yomiuri Giants pitcher Shoki Kasahara, who has admitted betting on baseball, was arrested on Friday on suspicion of illegal gambling along with restaurant operator Satoshi Saito.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 28, 2016
Sugano's scoreless streak halted at 30 innings
Yomiuri Giants starter Tomoyuki Sugano saw his scoreless streak end at 30 innings on Thursday and his team blew a three-run lead in a 3-3 tie after 12 innings against the Hanshin Tigers on Thursday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2016
Hawks top union's annual payroll ranking for first time
An annual survey has ranked the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' payroll as the highest in Japan for the first time, the Japan Professional Baseball Players Association said Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 24, 2016
Banned pitcher Kasahara opens up about gambling
Former Yomiuri Giants pitcher Shoki Kasahara, banned indefinitely by Nippon Professional Baseball for betting on baseball, told Kyodo News that gambling in general was customary within his team before he bet on his own sport.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 22, 2016
Otosaka spoils Giants' shutout ambitions
Giants closer Hirokazu Sawamura gave up ninth-inning game-tying solo home run as Yomiuri played to a 1-1, 12-inning tie against the Yokohama BayStars in the Central League on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 17, 2016
Murata keeps focus to lift Giants past Carp
Two games against the Hiroshima Carp, two big hits for Yomiuri Giants infielder Shuichi Murata.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 16, 2016
Cruz, relief corps guide Giants past Carp
Luis Cruz drove in two runs, one on a tie-breaking solo homer as the Yomiuri Giants avenged a shutout loss to Hiroki Kuroda by beating the Hiroshima Carp 6-5 in the Central League on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 13, 2016
Sugano hurls second straight shutout to lead Giants past Swallows
Tomoyuki Sugano blanked the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on four hits for his second shutout in a week as the Yomiuri Giants won 8-0 in the Central League on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 8, 2016
Dragons' Ono earns complete-game victory over Giants
Yudai Ono went the distance, allowing two runs on five hits without a walk, as the Chunichi Dragons came from behind to down the Yomiuri Giants 3-2 on Friday to extend their winning streak to four games.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2016
Tigers pounce on Giants youngster Taira, reliever Tsuchida
Randy Messenger and the Hanshin Tigers welcomed Kentaro Taira to the big time on Thursday in a comprehensive 10-1 Central League victory over the front-running Yomiuri Giants.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 5, 2016
Tigers rookie Takayama pounds out four hits in rout of Giants
The latest matchup between two of the oldest teams in Japan saw two of the youngest players on the field shining brightest under the lights at Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 2, 2016
Matsui angry about betting scandal
Former New York Yankee Hideki Matsui admitted Saturday that the recent banning of four Yomiuri Giants pitchers for their involvement in baseball gambling touched a nerve, but he offered no advice to Japanese baseball on how to prevent a reoccurrence of the problem.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 30, 2016
BayStars hand Giants first loss of season
Rookie right-hander Toshiki Sakurai blew a three-run lead and the Yomiuri Giants suffered their first loss of the season as the Yokohama BayStars came from behind to win 6-3 in the Central League on Wednesday.

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