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Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga (L) fist bumps catcher Carson Kelly after throwing five scoreless innings in a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 26, 2025, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Braves

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga (L) exchanges fist bumps with catcher Miguel Amaya as he leaves the mound after throwing five scoreless innings in a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta on May 13, 2024.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Braves

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga (far R) is greeted by a teammate as he leaves the mound after throwing five scoreless innings in a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta on May 13, 2024.

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Giants win World Series

KANSAS CITY, United States - Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants pitches in Game 7 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 29, 2014. Bumgarner pitched five scoreless innings from the fifth inning, contributing to his team's 3-2 victory.

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Dragons' Yamamoto becomes Japan's oldest pitcher to record win

NAGOYA, Japan - Masahiro Yamamoto of the Chunichi Dragons pitches five scoreless innings in a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Nagoya Dome in central Japan on Sept. 5, 2014, becoming the oldest pitcher to win a Nippon Professional Baseball game at the age of 49.

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Mariners lose to Hanshin in exhibition play

TOKYO, Japan - Minoru Iwata of the Hanshin Tigers starts an exhibition game against the Seattle Mariners at Tokyo Dome on March 25, 2012. He allowed six hits over five scoreless innings, contributing to the Tigers' 5-1 victory.

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Saito helps Waseda Univ. to Tokyo Big Six title

TOKYO, Japan - Freshman Yuki Saito holds Keio University scoreless through five innings to lead Waseda University to its second consecutive Tokyo Big Six League title at Jingu Stadium on June 3.

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Saito helps Waseda Univ. to Tokyo Big Six title

TOKYO, Japan - Freshman Yuki Saito is tossed up by teammates after working six innings to lead Waseda University to its second consecutive Tokyo Big Six League title in a 9-5 win over Keio University at Jingu Stadium on June 3. Saito, who became a national idol last summer when he led Waseda Jitsugyo to the national high school championship title, held Keio scoreless through five innings before giving up four runs in the sixth.

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Okajima earns his first major league win

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima took the mound with one on and two out in the seventh and pitched 1-1/3 scoreless innings against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on June 2 to earn his career-first win in his 25th major league appearance. The Red Sox rallied from a one-run deficit to score five runs in the bottom of the seventh en route to an 11-6 victory. (MLB)

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Japan stays alive with victory over Mexico at WBC

ANAHEIM, United States - Team Japan starter Daisuke Matsuzaka holds Team Mexico to one hit with two walks and two strikeouts five scoreless innings in a World Baseball Classic second-round game at Angel Stadium on March 14. Japan defeated Mexico 6-1.

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Japan stays alive with victory over Mexico at WBC

ANAHEIM, United States - Team Japan manager Sadaharu Oh greets starter Daisuke Matsuzaka who pitched five scoreless innings in a World Baseball Classic second-round game against Team Mexico at Angel Stadium on March 14. Japan defeated Mexico 6-1.

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Hanshin scores fifth straight win

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers starter Nobuyuki Hoshino pitches five scoreless innings against the Yokohama Batstars at Yokohama Stadium on April 4. Hanshin edged Yokohama 2-1 to claim their fifth straight win since the season opened.

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Igawa pitches five scoreless innings

KURASHIKI, Japan - Kei Igawa pitched five scoreless innings allowing just two hits while striking out six as the Hanshin Tigers shut out the Orix BlueWave 3-0 in Kurashiki on March 3.

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Japan stays alive with victory over Mexico at WBC

ANAHEIM, United States - Team Japan manager Sadaharu Oh greets starter Daisuke Matsuzaka who pitched five scoreless innings in a World Baseball Classic second-round game against Team Mexico at Angel Stadium on March 14. Japan defeated Mexico 6-1. (Kyodo)

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Japan stays alive with victory over Mexico at WBC

ANAHEIM, United States - Team Japan starter Daisuke Matsuzaka holds Team Mexico to one hit with two walks and two strikeouts five scoreless innings in a World Baseball Classic second-round game at Angel Stadium on March 14. Japan defeated Mexico 6-1. (Kyodo)

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Saito helps Waseda Univ. to Tokyo Big Six title

TOKYO, Japan - Freshman Yuki Saito holds Keio University scoreless through five innings to lead Waseda University to its second consecutive Tokyo Big Six League title at Jingu Stadium on June 3. (Kyodo)

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Saito helps Waseda Univ. to Tokyo Big Six title

TOKYO, Japan - Freshman Yuki Saito is tossed up by teammates after working six innings to lead Waseda University to its second consecutive Tokyo Big Six League title in a 9-5 win over Keio University at Jingu Stadium on June 3. Saito, who became a national idol last summer when he led Waseda Jitsugyo to the national high school championship title, held Keio scoreless through five innings before giving up four runs in the sixth. (Kyodo)

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Hanshin scores fifth straight win

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers starter Nobuyuki Hoshino pitches five scoreless innings against the Yokohama Batstars at Yokohama Stadium on April 4. Hanshin edged Yokohama 2-1 to claim their fifth straight win since the season opened.

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Baseball: Otani matches velocity record in preseason game

Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters throws a pitch in a preseason game against the Yomiuri Giants at Sapporo Dome on March 2, 2016. The 21-year-old sensation, who has thrown the fastest pitch recorded by a Japanese player, matched his career best of 162 kilometers per hour and struck out eight batters in five scoreless innings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwakuma starts for preseason game against White Sox

Seattle Mariners Hisashi Iwakuma starts for a preseason game against Chicago White Sox in Glendale, the United States, on March 17, 2015. Iwakuma allowed five hits over four scoreless innings. The two teams tied 5-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okajima earns his first major league win

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima took the mound with one on and two out in the seventh and pitched 1-1/3 scoreless innings against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on June 2 to earn his career-first win in his 25th major league appearance. The Red Sox rallied from a one-run deficit to score five runs in the bottom of the seventh en route to an 11-6 victory. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Matsuzaka works 5 scoreless innings for 9th win

HOUSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka throws five scoreless innings to pick up his ninth win of the season as the Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 6-1 at Minute Maid Park in Houston on June 27. (Kyodo)

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Igawa pitches five scoreless innings

KURASHIKI, Japan - Kei Igawa pitched five scoreless innings allowing just two hits while striking out six as the Hanshin Tigers shut out the Orix BlueWave 3-0 in Kurashiki on March 3.

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Mariners lose to Hanshin in exhibition play

TOKYO, Japan - Minoru Iwata of the Hanshin Tigers starts an exhibition game against the Seattle Mariners at Tokyo Dome on March 25, 2012. He allowed six hits over five scoreless innings, contributing to the Tigers' 5-1 victory. (Kyodo)

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Giants win World Series

KANSAS CITY, United States - Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants pitches in Game 7 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 29, 2014. Bumgarner pitched five scoreless innings from the fifth inning, contributing to his team's 3-2 victory. (Kyodo)

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Dragons' Yamamoto becomes Japan's oldest pitcher to record win

NAGOYA, Japan - Masahiro Yamamoto of the Chunichi Dragons pitches five scoreless innings in a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Nagoya Dome in central Japan on Sept. 5, 2014, becoming the oldest pitcher to win a Nippon Professional Baseball game at the age of 49. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Rain hands Carp quick win in CL final stage opener

Kosuke Tanaka of the Hiroshima Carp breaks a scoreless tie with a two-run single in the fifth inning against the DeNA BayStars in Game 1 of the Central League Climax Series final stage at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 18, 2017. The Carp won 3-0 in a game called after five innings due to rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Rain hands Carp quick win in CL final stage opener

Kosuke Tanaka of the Hiroshima Carp breaks a scoreless tie with a two-run single in the fifth inning against the DeNA BayStars in Game 1 of the Central League Climax Series final stage at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 18, 2017. The Carp won 3-0 in a game called after five innings due to rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Eagles' Tomura steps into breach to hold off Hawks

Kenji Tomura (22) of the Rakuten Eagles celebrates with teammates after the team's 2-1 Pacific League win over the SoftBank Hawks in Fukuoka on April 23, 2017. Tomura, the 29-year-old right-hander, worked five-plus scoreless innings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Japan downs Israel to reach WBC semis with perfect record

Kodai Senga of Japan pitches against Israel in a second-round game of the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome on March 15, 2017. Senga worked five scoreless innings as Japan won 8-3 to reach the semifinals with three wins out of three in the round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Japan downs Israel to reach WBC semis with perfect record

Kodai Senga of Japan pitches against Israel in a second-round game of the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome on March 15, 2017. Senga worked five scoreless innings as Japan won 8-3 to reach the semifinals with three wins out of three in the round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo