NPB Update

Shimizu's near perfecto helped Lotte Marines dominate the Dragons 6-2, moving them a season high 26 games over .500. Shimizu took the perfect game into the 8th when he tired and allowed two runs.

The Marines's victory allowed them to maintain a 3 1/2 game lead over second place SoftBank. The Hawks defeated the Swallows 2-0 behind Julio Zuleta's two run home run in the 6th inning.

Tomoaki Kanemoto's second home run of the game, in the bottom of the 10th, gave the Tigers a "Sayonara" homerun over the Ham Fighters. Kanemoto drove the first pitch he saw in the 10th, a 140km fastball from Yukiya Yokoyama. Kanemoto's sayonara shot made a winner out of Jeff Williams.


Kanemoto says さよなら！