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 | PL #1 Pitcher in June is Hokkaido Nippon-Ham's Tanaka Tuesday, July 1st, 2014 Nakamaro Tanaka was the anchor in the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham bullpen last month and snatched up the Pacific League Pitcher of the Month honors for June. The 27-year-old is in the prime of his career and pitching like he intends to stay around baseball for quite some time to come. He threw 28 innings over 2 relief appearances and collected a 3-0 record with 27 strikeouts and no saves while etching his 1.29 ERA. So far this season Tanaka has worked 57.2 innings in 11 relief appearances with 0 saves. He has dished out 55 strikeouts and walked 32 with a 3-6 mark and a 4.68 ERA. |   |
