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 | Kakutama Whiffs 15, Hanshin Tops Chunichi Friday, July 19th, 2013: Hanshin Tigers starting pitcher Tsuneyo Kakutama brought his best stuff to the game against the Chunichi Dragons today at Ballpark of Otofuke College, striking out 15 batters in his club's 10-1 victory. In a strong performance, the 19-year-old Kakutama gave up 3 hits in his 7 innings of work and issued 2 walks. "I felt good out there," he commented after the game. "My fastball had a lot of life and my off-speed stuff was sharp. That combination was giving hitters fits and working well for me." In 14 starts this season Kakutama has chalked up a 12-1 record and a 1.61 ERA. |   |
