MLB Japan Daily Weekly Rundown | Jul 27 – Aug 2
12 Japanese players were in action this week.
⚾ 大谷翔平 (Shohei Ohtani)
⚾ 村上宗隆 (Munetaka Murakami)
⚾ 岡本和真 (Kazuma Okamoto)
⚾ 鈴木誠也 (Seiya Suzuki)
⚾ 吉田正尚 (Masataka Yoshida)
⚾ 佐々木朗希 (Roki Sasaki)
⚾ 松井裕樹 (Yuki Matsui)
⚾ 菅野智之 (Tomoyuki Sugano)
⚾ 今永昇太 (Shota Imanaga)
⚾ 山本由伸 (Yoshinobu Yamamoto)
⚾ 千賀滉大 (Kodai Senga)
⚾ 今井達也 (Tatsuya Imai)
Shohei Ohtani was the story of the week. He went 9-for-18 with 2 home runs, 3 doubles, 6 RBIs, and a 1.609 OPS — one of the most dominant offensive weeks you will see from anyone. That performance keeps him 3rd in MLB in OPS, and he has now hit safely in 6 straight games.
Munetaka Murakami kept his bat moving, going 8-for-28 with 2 home runs, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs, and 6 runs scored. He sits 11th in MLB in home runs, and his on-base streak now stands at 19 games.
Kazuma Okamoto delivered a productive week, going 7-for-23 with a home run, 2 doubles, 4 RBIs, 5 runs, and a stolen base. He is tied for 11th in MLB in home runs.
Seiya Suzuki put together a sharp week at the plate, going 9-for-23 with 3 doubles, 3 RBIs, 5 runs, and a 1.022 OPS. He ranks 24th in MLB in OPS, and his on-base streak has now reached 20 games.
Masataka Yoshida posted a steady week, going 7-for-21 with a home run, 3 RBIs, and a .867 OPS across 7 games.
Roki Sasaki took the win in his one start, going 5.1 innings with 7 strikeouts and a 3.38 ERA.
Yuki Matsui was dominant in his lone appearance, throwing 3.0 shutout innings, allowing just 1 baserunner, and picking up the win.
Tomoyuki Sugano went 6.2 innings with a 1.35 ERA and picked up the win, adding to his résumé as one of the most consistent starters in the game — he is 8th in MLB in wins.
Shota Imanaga took a loss despite a solid outing — 6.2 innings, 6 strikeouts, a 2.70 ERA, and a 0.60 WHIP. It was his 3rd straight quality start, and he ranks 11th in MLB in WHIP.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto absorbed the loss despite going a full 8.0 innings, allowing just 3 strikeouts and posting a 0.63 WHIP. He holds 2nd in MLB in WHIP, and this was his 3rd consecutive quality start — the run support simply was not there.
Kodai Senga had a week to move past quickly, giving up runs in 4.0 innings with a 6.75 ERA and taking the loss.
Tatsuya Imai struggled in his only outing, recording just 2 outs while posting a 27.00 ERA and a 7.50 WHIP.
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