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06/16/2003 Archived Entry: "Japan Baseball News:Buffaloes, Lions Win; Pedraza Released."
Japan Baseball News:Buffaloes, Lions Win; Pedraza Released.
by Robert Kiyoshi Shadlow
Source: Japan Times (2003, June 17)
Kintetsu Buffaloes 2 – Chiba Lotte Marines 1 (10 innings):
Naoyuki Omura drove in the game winning run with a single in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Marines at Osaka Dome.
Toyohiko Yoshida (3-0) picked up the win striking out two batters in the 10th inning.
Koichi Hori hit a solo home run for Lotte.
Brian Sikorski (2-4) got the loss.
Seibu Lions 5 – Nippon Ham Fighters 1:
Daisuke Matsuzak (9-1) struck out six batters yielding only one run and four hits in seven innings to defeat the Fighters at Tokyo Dome.
Scott McClain launched his 14th and 15th home runs in consecutive at-bats to drive in four RBIs for the Lions.
News:
Rodney Pedraza was released by the Yomiuri Giants. American doctors said that Pedraza needed right shoulder surgery that would entail at least six months of rehabilitation.
Pedraza had a 1-1 record with a 12.00 ERA for 2003. Rodney was a four time All-Star and had racked 117 saves for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks before signing with the Giants for 2003.
Nippon Professional Baseball
June 17, 2003
Central League
W L T Pct GB
42 20 1 .677 Hanshin Tigers
32 29 1 .525 9.5 Yomiuri Giants
33 30 0 .524 9.5 Chunichi Dragons
31 30 0 .508 10.5 Yakult Swallows
26 29 0 .473 12.5 Hiroshima Carp
17 43 0 .283 24.0 Yokohama BayStars
Pacific League
W L T Pct GB
36 24 1 .600 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
34 27 0 .557 2.5 Kintetsu Buffaloes
33 28 1 .541 3.5 Seibu Lions
28 31 0 .475 7.5 Chiba Lotte Marines
28 32 2 .467 8.0 Nippon Ham Fighters
20 37 2 .351 14.5 Orix BlueWave
Current NPB All-Star voting results can be found at:
http://allstar.sanyo.co.jp/result/index_e.html
Cast your vote for the Japanese All-Star Team at:
http://allstar.sanyo.co.jp/vote/index_e.html
As of June 16, 2003, six Hanshin Tigers lead Central League All-Star balloting with over a million votes each.
In addition, Jeffrey William would have 1,110,019 if his votes weren't split into two catagories: 370,339 for long reliever and 739,680 for closer.
Tuffy Rhodes leads all Pacific Leaguers with 955,518 votes
