A day after his call up, Rick van den Hurk started vs the Seibu Lions of the Central League. Rick was flat out dominating in the first four innings striking out six and he took a 1-0 lead (solo homerun by Yuki Yanagita) into the fifth inning. But in the fifth the Lions tied the…
On the first day of the fourth round in the second half of the season, the following games were scheduled: Mampaey the Hawks @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates; Corendon Kinheim @ HCAW, UVV @ Pronto DSS and Vaessen Pioniers @ Curacao Neptunus. Three of the four games were ended without having played the full nine innings,…
Last night the Yankees avoided a sweep by winning the third game of the three game series vs the Anaheim Angels. The Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Didi Gregorius led off with a sharp single to right field, followd by a sac bunt laid down by Stephen Drew. When Brett Gardner…
Several newspapers in Japan are stating that Rick van den Hurk may start the NPB game of July 2nd for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks vs the Seibu Lions. In the last few days, Rick took part in the pitcher practice in Saitozaki training camp. According to sources, Jason Standridge will be pulled from the roster the…
Tonight one game and a remainder of another were scheduled. L&D Amsterdam Pirates would take on Curacao Neptunus in Rotterdam and Mampaey the Hawks and UVV would play the remainder of a game that was played on May 28, in which a player of the Hawks had used an illegal bat. UVV filed a protest…
The Yankees played the first game of a three game series in Anaheim against the Angels. C.C. Sabathia pitched 7.1 innings and allowed four runs on six hits which is not that bad. But Sabathia took the loss once again. It must be said that Mike Trout was a plague for the Yankees in this…
On the third day of round three in the second half of the season, the following games were scheduled. UVV @ HCAW; Vaessen Pioniers @ Pronto DSS; Mampaey the Hawks @ Curacao Neptunus and Corendon Kinheim @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates . UVV @ HCAW 4 – 2 With HCAW as the home team it…
Yesterday Masahiro Tanaka lasted five innings in which he gave up six runs on seven hits. Thanks to some pretty good run support he didn’t take the loss but got a no-decision. The previous outing vs the Tigers wasn’t much better. He allowed five runs on ten hits in five innings of work. In the…
On day two of the third round of the second half of the season, the following games were scheduled: Curacao Neptunus @ Mampaey the Hawks; L&D Amsterdam Pirates @ Corendon Kinheim; Pronto DSS @ Vaessen Pioniers and HCAW @ UVV. There was at least one big surprise. Curacao Neptunus @ Mampaey the Hawks 25 –…
Curacao native Ozhaino Albies has received an invitation for the Futures Game, the yearly event that precedes the All Star Game and features the most talented players from the Minor Leagues. It is the first time that a player from Curacao receives an invitation for the Futures Game since Jurickson Profar played in the game….
