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Greisinger, Marines end Fighters' four-game winning streak

Seth Greisinger was back in his old stomping ground, but for all it mattered, he could've been on the moon.

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Maeda drives in six in Hanshin rout
Kosugi strong in first start of season as BayStars rally for win over Tigers
Fighters' Saito tosses first career shutout
Fernandez carries Eagles past Marines
Giants' Sugiuchi fans 10 batters in win over Dragons
Baseball: Fighters demolish Lions, Tadano deals in Saitama
Yamamoto sets new NPB record
Kato says NPB must work to keep stars
Karakawa, Omura carry Marines past Lions
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NPB NOTEBOOK

No changes to draft, posting system forthcoming says NPB commissioner
Aggressive Ishikawa impressive in opener
Nakamura thriving despite new baseball
PL struggled at gate in interleague
More NPB Notebook >>

World University Baseball Championship

Despaigne's heroics carry Cuba to championship
Cleanup hitter Ito makes solid impact for Team Japan
Powerful Cubans set sights on winning title
Springer's grand slam carries U.S. to semifinal win
Japan reaches semifinal round
More World University Baseball Championship news >>

National High School Baseball Championship

Nichidai Daisan wins summer Koshien title
Tokaidai Sagami wins Senbatsu
Koshien tourney to begin on time
Tokaidai routs Kyushu, reaches semis
Konan books spot in semifinals
More High School Baseball news >>

Other baseball news

U.S., Cuba to renew baseball rivalry
Deadline passes for Japan-WBC deal
Japan shuts out Canada to move on
Japan thrashes Saudi Arabia
Barcelona drops baseball team
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Japanese Baseball Scores

CENTRAL LEAGUE
Swallows 4 - 1 Dragons
Carp 1 - 0 Tigers
PACIFIC LEAGUE
Marines 2 - 1 Fighters
Eagles 4 - 0 Buffaloes
Hawks 1 - 0 Lions
CENTRAL W L T Pct GB
Dragons 12 7 2 .632 -
Swallows 12 7 1 .632 -
Tigers 10 8 3 .556 1.5
Carp 10 9 2 .526 2.0
BayStars 6 12 1 .333 5.5
Giants 6 13 1 .316 6.0
PACIFIC W L T Pct GB
Marines 11 6 1 .647 -
Fighters 14 8 0 .636 -0.5
Hawks 12 8 1 .600 0.5
Eagles 7 10 1 .412 4.0
Buffaloes 7 11 1 .389 4.5
Lions 4 12 0 .250 6.5

SPORTS SCOPE

by JASON COSKREY

Fighters pitchers performing at high level early in season
Mental toughness will be key for Darvish
Whitesell making himself at home in new surroundings
NPB has much to gain from Saito's star power
Miyaguni makes most of his chance to face A's
More Sports Scope >>

BASEBALL BULLET-IN

by WAYNE GRACZYK

WEB EXCLUSIVE
NPB, MLB should use same ball going forward
WEB EXCLUSIVE
Fernandez has proven to be a good fit for NPB teams
WEB EXCLUSIVE
Aoki's departure leaves big void for Swallows
WEB EXCLUSIVE
Tokyo Dome turns 25
WEB EXCLUSIVE
Disaster had major impact on NPB
More Baseball Bullet-In >>

COLUMNS BY ROBERT WHITING

Remembering Hideki Irabu

Remembering Hideki IrabuHideki Irabu had an historic impact on U.S.-Japan baseball relations, particularly in the area of player rights (which, before him, had barely existed in the Japanese game). For this alone, he is worth remembering.

Irabu spent final days lost, without purpose
Attitude, lifestyle contributed to Irabu's demise
Irabu's impact on MLB-NPB relations profound

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