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Tokyo Yakult Swallows outfielder Kazuya Maruyama with 5 for 6 with a cycle on Friday (Photo: Baseball Post) Andre Jackson’s 12 punchouts
Haruto Takahashi’s shutout
Forrest Whitley’s 6 no-hit frames
Kazuya Maruyama’s 5-hit game and cycle.
Teruaki Sato’s 116 mph homer
Takahisa Hayakawa’s gem
Let’s recap the notable performances from the past week of Nippon Professional Baseball action.
Tuesday (4/28)
- Andre Jackson (Marines) fired seven innings of one-hit ball and struck out a career-high 12 batters in a 3-1 win over the Eagles.
- Haruki Hosono (Fighters) pitched into the eighth and allowed just one hit in a 2-1 win against the Lions. Rodolfo Castro registered both RBI.
- Yumeto Kanemaru (Dragons) tossed seven shutout innings in a 3-0 win versus the BayStars.
- The Carp recorded 18 hits and three homers in an 11-1 thumping of the Giants.
- The Hawks snapped the Buffaloes 11-game win streak at home.
Wednesday (4/29)
- Haruto Takahashi (Tigers) threw his third complete game shutout of the season in a 2-0 victory versus the Swallows.
- Kona Takahashi (Lions) tossed seven shutout innings and lowered his ERA to 0.97 in a 3-0 win over the Fighters.
Thursday (4/30)
- Forrest Whitley (Giants) twirled six no-hit innings with ten strikeouts against the Carp.
- Shogo Sakakura (Carp) hit a late three-run homer in a 3-2 win against the Giants.
- Teruaki Sato (Tigers) smashed his seventh homer in a 10-2 blowout against the Swallows.
Friday (5/1)
- Kazuya Maruyama (Swallows) hit for the cycle with five hits in a 16-5 rout of the BayStars.
- Tyler Nevin (Lions) returned from injury and hit his first dinger of the season in a 10-0 shutout against the Marines.
- Sou Satoh (Lions) pitched seven scoreless innings in his NPB debut.
- Bobby Dalbec (Giants) smashed a three-run shot in a 5-3 win against the Tigers.
Saturday (5/2)
- Ryusei Takeoka (Swallows) walked off the BayStars.
- Teruaki Sato (Tigers) went 4 for 5 with a homer in a 7-5 win against the Giants.
- Ryosuke Ohtsu (Hawks) tossed seven shutout innings in a 5-0 victory versus the Eagles.
- Yudai Ohno (Dragons) earned his 100th career win.
- Rafael Dolis (Tigers) registered his 100th career save.
- The Buffaloes overcame a 7-2 deficit in a wild 10-9 comeback win against the Fighters.
Sunday (5/3)
- Hiroto Saiki (Tigers) threw a rain-shortened complete game shutout with 11 strikeouts.
- Koki Kitayama (Fighters) hurled a complete game shutout against the Buffaloes.
- Takahisa Hayakawa (Eagles) put up seven scoreless innings in a 7-0 win over the Hawks.
- Kaima Taira (Lions) left the game after just 32 pitches with upper arm tightness.
- The BayStars recorded 22 hits in a 12-2 win versus the Swallows.
