MLB Japan Daily Weekly Rundown | Aug 24 – 30
11 Japanese players were in action this week.
⚾ 鈴木誠也 (Seiya Suzuki)
⚾ 山本由伸 (Yoshinobu Yamamoto)
⚾ 岡本和真 (Kazuma Okamoto)
⚾ 菊池雄星 (Yusei Kikuchi)
⚾ 松井裕樹 (Yuki Matsui)
⚾ 千賀滉大 (Kodai Senga)
⚾ 佐々木朗希 (Roki Sasaki)
⚾ 菅野智之 (Tomoyuki Sugano)
⚾ 村上宗隆 (Munetaka Murakami)
⚾ 大谷翔平 (Shohei Ohtani)
⚾ 今永昇太 (Shota Imanaga)
Seiya Suzuki had the best week of any Japanese player in the majors, going 9-for-26 with a homer, 5 RBI, 7 runs, 4 doubles, and 3 walks. His OPS climbed to .853, moving him to 17th in the big leagues in that category. That is up from .842 and 23rd a week ago — a week where he hit just .217 with 1 RBI. Suzuki logged 16 total bases across 6 games, finishing with a 1.029 OPS for the week.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto worked 6.1 innings, striking out 8 and posting a 1.42 ERA and 0.79 WHIP — his third straight quality start. That ERA is down from 2.84 last week, and his season WHIP now sits 2nd in the majors. Yamamoto held the opposition quiet through most of the outing, and his strikeout total of 8 adds to what has been a dominant August stretch. His week-over-week numbers tell the story: from a 2.84 ERA and 9 strikeouts last week to a 1.42 ERA and 8 this time out.
Kazuma Okamoto went 4-for-17 with 2 homers, 4 RBI, 4 runs, and 5 walks, extending his on-base streak to 15 straight games. His home run total moves to 28 on the season, pushing him from 24th to 19th in the majors in that category. Okamoto’s 11 total bases and 1.038 OPS for the week came despite a modest batting average, carried largely by his power and patience at the plate.
Yusei Kikuchi went 7 full innings, striking out 6 and posting a 2.57 ERA and 1.00 WHIP. That is a sharp shift from last week’s 9.00 ERA in the same number of opportunities.
Yuki Matsui appeared in 4 games, throwing 3.2 innings and striking out 7 without allowing an earned run. His ERA stayed at the same scoreless mark as last week, but his strikeout total jumped from 1 to 7.
Kodai Senga threw 2 innings across 2 appearances, striking out 2 and didn’t allow an earned run, finishing with a 0.50 WHIP. His ERA last week was 7.71; this week he was scoreless.
Roki Sasaki’s week did not go his way — 3.1 innings, 3 strikeouts, and a 10.80 ERA with a 2.40 WHIP in his one start. That comes after a 3.60 ERA outing last week.
Tomoyuki Sugano lasted 4 innings in his one start, striking out 4 but posting a 13.50 ERA and 2.75 WHIP. He sits 13th in the majors in wins on the season, though this week moved in the wrong direction — last week’s 12.38 ERA actually ticked up to 13.50.
Munetaka Murakami went 3-for-21 across 6 games, with 1 double, 6 walks, and 3 runs, finishing without a homer or an RBI. He ranks 12th in the big leagues in home runs on the season, but this week the power output wasn’t there — he posted a .523 OPS.
Shohei Ohtani went 4-for-27 with 1 double, 1 triple, 1 stolen base, and 1 walk across 6 games — without a home run or an RBI. His .438 OPS for the week stands against a season mark that sits 4th in MLB. On the mound this season Ohtani carries a 1.79 ERA and 95 strikeouts, even as his bat had its quietest stretch in weeks — last week he hit .261 with 3 homers and 5 RBI.
Shota Imanaga allowed runs in 5 innings, finishing with a 10.80 ERA and 1.80 WHIP in his one outing, striking out 4. He ranks 22nd in the majors in WHIP on the season, and this week was a step back from last week’s 4.50 ERA.
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