In the second game vs Samurai Japan (Japan’s fourth game in as many days), the Kingdom of the Netherlands played a good game once again. The Dutch started well as they took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Eventually the Dutch blew an 8-2 lead as their pitching collapsed in the top of the…
Last week yakyubaka.com announed that Softbank Hawks’ manager Kimiyasu Kudo considered Rick van den Hurk as a opening day starter. Next to Rick Tadashi Settsu and Shota Takeda were considered too. In the previous four years Settsu was the opening day pitcher and according to dailyco.jp.coSettsu will start the March 25th game in Sendai where the Rakuten Golden…
Once again the Japanese pitching was magical and kept the MLB All-Stars in check rather well. Shota Takeda pitched three innings in which he allowed only one unearned run on four hits. He walked four and fanned three. The only run that Takeda (Softbank Hawks) allowed came when Alcides Escobar reached first base in…
