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| ERA | W-L | SO | WHIP | RANK | FSP |
| 5.79 | 4-6 | 54 | 1.88 | 319th | 9.93 |
| 4th String | Tracked By: 4 | |||||
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Archived News (12-2008)
Daisuke Matsuzaka and Ichiro Suzuki are among seven major leaguers
Daisuke Matsuzaka and Ichiro Suzuki are among seven major leaguers included on Japan's preliminary roster for the WBC. The others are Hiroki Kuroda, Akinori Iwamura, Kosuke Fukudome, Kenji Johjima and Takashi Saito. [...]
As expected, ace hurler Daisuke Matsuzaka has been named to
As expected, ace hurler Daisuke Matsuzaka has been named to Japan's team for the World Baseball Classic, according to the Boston Globe.Japan won the inaugural WBC back in 2006 and will defend its title in the 2009 tournament which starts on March 5 in Tokyo. Notable players from Japan's professional leagues included on the team are hurlers Yu Darvish of the Nippon Ham Fighters and Hisashi Iwakuma of the Rakuten Eagles.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka Fantasy Scoring
Top| # | date | Innings | K's | Hits | Walks | ERA | Decision | Points | Differential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 02 09 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | win | 23.00 | 6 |
| 2 | Sep 26 09 | 7.0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | loss | 10.50 | 20 |
| 3 | Sep 20 09 | 5.1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | win | 18.16 | 8.84 |
| 4 | Sep 15 09 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | win | 24.00 | 13.5 |
| 5 | Jun 19 09 | 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | loss | -2.00 | 30.5 |
| 6 | Jun 13 09 | 4.0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | none | 3.00 | 29 |
| 7 | Jun 07 09 | 5.2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 | loss | 9.32 | 26.18 |
| 8 | Jun 02 09 | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | win | 20.50 | 18.5 |
| 9 | May 27 09 | 5.0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | loss | 7.00 | 25 |
| 10 | May 22 09 | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | loss | 6.50 | 25.5 |
| 11 | Apr 14 09 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | none | -6.50 | 37.5 |
| 12 | Apr 09 09 | 5.1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | loss | 5.66 | 23.84 |
| Totals: | 58.4 | 54 | 81 | 30 | 119.14 | ||||
Daisuke Matsuzaka Fantasy Graph
TopPlayer Run Differential Notes
Numbers in parenthesis for each team indicates total runs scored that game. Numbers next to each pitcher indicates earned runs. This stat is used to get a better understanding of the performance of the pitcher and how much run support he got from his team.
The run differential is based on total runs each team scored when Daisuke Matsuzaka has a decision. (i.e. win/loss) Similarly, the opposing pitcher listed also received a decision.
Home Breakdown
Top| Games | Home | Away | Pitcher (Earned) | Opp. Pitcher (Earned) | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOS (6) | CLE (2) | Daisuke Matsuzaka (2) | Jeremy Sowers (4) | +4 |
| 1 | BOS (4) | ANA (1) | Daisuke Matsuzaka (0) | John Lackey (2) | +3 |
| 1 | BOS (3) | TB (4) | Daisuke Matsuzaka (4) | Matt Garza (1) | -1 |
| 1 | BOS (3) | NYM (5) | Daisuke Matsuzaka (4) | Johan Santana (2) | -2 |
| 1 | BOS (3) | TEX (6) | Daisuke Matsuzaka (5) | Vicente Padilla (2) | -3 |
| 1 | BOS (2) | ATL (8) | Daisuke Matsuzaka (6) | Kenshin Kawakami (2) | -6 |
| Totals: | Games: 6 | -5 | |||
Away Breakdown
Top| Games | Away | Home | Pitcher (Earned) | Opp. Pitcher (Earned) | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOS (9) | BAL(3) | Daisuke Matsuzaka (3) | Jason Berken (6) | +6 |
| 1 | BOS (5) | DET(1) | Daisuke Matsuzaka (1) | Rick Porcello (3) | +4 |
| 1 | BOS (2) | MIN(4) | Daisuke Matsuzaka (3) | Kevin Slowey (2) | -2 |
| 1 | BOS (0) | NYY(3) | Daisuke Matsuzaka (1) | CC Sabathia (0) | -3 |
| Totals: | Games: 4 | +5 | |||
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