NPB Bullet Points (2008/07/11)
- Yu Darvish won his 10th game of the season. Darvish went the distance striking out nine in Nippon Ham’s 3-2 victory over Softbank.
- Jason Botts also made his debut for Nippon Ham earlier this week.
- Koji Uehara has mostly pitched well in relief since his return, hitting 91 on the gun against Hanshin on the 10th. He did give up a home run 7/11 though.
- Kenshin Kawakami pitched well in a 4-2 loss to Yakult on July 11.
- Softbank is looking for a new foreign power hitter to add to their lineup. Michael Restovich has struggled with just two home runs so far this season.
- Yakult has placed infielder Adam Riggs on waivers, and is working out former Hiroshima pitcher Sean Douglass as a replacement for Daniel Rios.
- in other Yakult news, mascot Tsubakurou has appeared in his 1000th consecutive game.
- Jim Allen has a good article on the upstart Rakuten Eagles.