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YOMIURI FC

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 17, 2014
Giants wallop Buffaloes in showdown of NPB's winningest teams
The Yomiuri Giants found themselves without their starting pitcher in the early stages of an important game. In the end it didn't matter. The Kyojin just beat up on the opposing starter to make up for it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 6, 2014
Yokogawa delivers game-winning single in 10th for Giants
The Yomiuri Giants and Seibu Lions played for almost four hours before Fuminori Yokogawa made his first appearance in the game.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 29, 2014
Giants southpaw Utsumi records first victory of season
Tetsuya Utsumi threw his hands in the air as soon as the ball cleared the wall in left-center. Then he started clapping, and then he started grinning, and he capped his celebration by giving teammate Frederich Cepeda a high-five and a big slap on the backside for a job well done.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 19, 2014
No time to rest as Cepeda hits ground running in Japan
Frederich Cepeda has had quite the week.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 18, 2014
Carp crush Giants to send interleague warning
If Brad Eldred and the Hiroshima Carp keep playing like this, the six Pacific League clubs aren't going to enjoy facing them any more than their Central League counterparts have so far this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 17, 2014
Cepeda crushes first home run in NPB; Giants snap five-game slide
Frederich Cepeda, while playing for the Cuban national team, got a chance to watch Kenta Maeda pitch for Samurai Japan during the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 15, 2014
Swallows pound out 17 hits, throttle Giants
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows wrapped up a series that saw them play in three cities on three consecutive nights. The only constants were a barrage of hits and victories over the Yomiuri Giants at every stop.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 6, 2014
Ishikawa sparks BayStars with bat, glove in win over Giants
Takehiro Ishikawa used his bat to give the Yokohama BayStars the lead early and flashed a little glove to help protect it late.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 29, 2014
Murata delivers game-winning hit against Swallows
The Yomiuri Giants had victory snatched away with two outs in the top of the ninth inning.

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