Japan's Hanshin Tigers Stun MLB's Best, Defeating Cubs and Dodgers in Exhibition Games

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Dodgers fall to Hanshin Tigers in final tuneup before start of season

One day after the Japanese team, which plays in the Nippon Professional Baseball league, shut out the Chicago Cubs in an exhibition contest at the Tokyo Dome, they did the same Sunday with a 3-0 win over the defending World Series champion Dodgers — and their nearly $400-million roster — in what was the Dodgers’ final tuneup before their season-opening series here against the Cubs.

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Hanshin Tigers sweep Cubs, Dodgers in shutouts

For two days in Japan, it's the Hanshin Tigers who have looked like the class of the National League. In another sign that Japanese baseball has never been better, the Tigers capped a two-game sweep over MLB clubs with a 3-0 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday at the Tokyo Dome.

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Tigers shut down Ohtani to take exhibition game over Dodgers
Hiroto Saiki gets the best of Shohei Ohtani as the Hanshin Tigers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0. Teruaki Sato hit a three-run home run off two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell. The Tigers were a perfect 2-for-2 against the MLB clubs visiting Japan.
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Cubs drop first exhibition game in Tokyo 3-0
The Cubs lost 3-0 to the Hanshin Tigers in their first exhibition game. The game was played in Tokyo, Japan. This is the first of two games the Cubs will play in Japan. They will play the Dodgers on Tuesday in a pre-season game.
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Three things we learned in Cubs' Japan opener vs. Hanshin Tigers
Andy Martínez delivers his three takeaways from the Chicago Cubs' Japan exhibition opener against the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome.
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Baseball: NPB's Tigers beat Dodgers after Cubs in exhibition series
Teruaki Sato hit a three-run homer off two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell. The World Series champion Dodgers were limited to three hits, all singles, at Tokyo Dome. Nippon Professional Baseball's Hanshin beat the Chicago Cubs by the same 3-0 score.
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Dodgers' Dave Roberts reacts to Japanese club pulling off another shutout
Hanshin Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 in the first game of the Tokyo Series. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was impressed with the Tigers. The Tigers are part of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), the top league in Japan. Roberts' mother is Japanese.
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Dodgers blanked by Hanshin Tigers in final Japan exhibition game
Teruaki Sato hit a three-run home run off Blake Snell for the only runs of the game, giving the Hanshin Tigers a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in an exhibition game on Sunday afternoon at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.
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The best team in the National League? For two days in Japan, it's looked like the Hanshin Tigers
Hanshin Tigers beat Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 on Sunday. Tigers didn't give up a run in either game. Daichi Ishii recorded the final out, freezing James Outman for strike three on a 95 mph fastball to cap 18 scoreless innings.“These two days were priceless,” Hanshin manager Kyuji Fujikawa said.
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