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Baseball: Ex-Yankee Masahiro Tanaka earns 100th Japan win in Sendai homecoming
April 24, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Rakuten Eagles starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka throws during a game against the Seibu Lions at Sendai s Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi on April 24, 2021. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) Former New York Yankee Masahiro Tanaka allowed a run over six innings for his first win in Japan since 2013 and the 100th of his career in Japan s top flight in a 2-1 Pacific League win over the Seibu Lions on Saturday. The 32-year-old Tanaka (1-1) struck out four and hit a batter, while allowing three hits at Sendai s Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi. His last time on the mound at the Eagles home park had been to close out the 2013 Japan Series with a Game 7 save.