Hideaki Wakui Tosses Two-Hit Shutout For First Victory Of Season

Hideaki Wakui pitched a two-hit shutout and picked up his first win of the season Tuesday as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 6-0.

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Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 7-16-18: Efren Navarro Singles Twice, Walks, & Drives In Two Runs; Carlos Peguero Singles

Efren Navarro (former Memphis-Hanshin) started in left field and batted fifth.  2-for-3 with two RBIs and one walk.

Yomiuri beat Hanshin 4-3

Carlos Peguero (former Memphis-Rakuten) started in right field and batted eighth.  1-for-4 with one strikeout.

Rakuten beat Chiba Lotte 3-2

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 4-26-18

Brandon Dickson (former St. Louis-Orix) started and pitched 4.1 innings.  He allowed eight hits, three earned runs, one walk, and struck six out for the losing decision (0-3).  (p-s:94-57)

Nippon Ham beat Orix 3-2

Carlos Peguero (former Memphis-Rakuten) entered late in the game in right field and batted ninth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.

Chiba Lotte beat Rakuten 1-0

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 3-30-18: Carlos Peguero Singles & Walks; Alejandro Mejia Singles

Alejandro Mejia (former DSL-Hiroshima) entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  1-for-1 with one run.

Hiroshima beat Chunichi 6-3

Carlos Peguero (former Memphis-Rakuten) started in right field and batted second.  1-for-5 with one run, one walk, and three strikeout.

Rakuten beat Chiba Lotte 3-2

Tomoyuki Sugano, Yusei Kikuchi, Hideaki Wakui, Takahiro Norimoto, & Kodai Senga All Named 2018 Opening Day Starters In NPB

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Chiba Lotte Signed Hideaki Wakui

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Hideaki Wakui Likely To Re-Sign With Lotte

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Hideaki Wakui Has Not Received Any Offer Yet

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Kazuhisa Makita & Hideaki Wakui Hire Same Agent In Hopes Of MLB Dream

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Hideaki Wakui To Hire CAA Sports To Represent

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Hideaki Wakui Eyes Move To MLB As Free Agent

Chiba Lotte Marines right-hander Hideaki Wakui filed for international free agency in a bid to continue his career in Major League Baseball, the Pacific League team said Wednesday.

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Hideaki Wakui Will Return To Lotte If He Doesn't Receive Offer From MLB Teams

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Hideaki Wakui Is Deciding Between MLB Or Another Season With Chiba Lotte

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Hideaki Wakui Has Interest In Playing In The MLB

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Hideaki Wakui Considering Free Agency

Chiba Lotte Marines right-hander Hideaki Wakui could make himself available on the free-agent market to pursue a long-held dream of playing in the major leagues, a club executive said Wednesday.

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