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Uehara notches 22nd save as Red Sox beat Yankees

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara pitches against the New York Yankees in the ninth inning of a game at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 1, 2014. Uehara retired all three batters to mark his 22nd save as the Red Sox won 4-3.

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Uehara notches 22nd save as Red Sox beat Yankees

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara (R) and teammate Mike Napoli celebrate after beating the New York Yankees 4-3 at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 1, 2014. Uehara retired all three batters in the ninth inning to mark his 22nd save.

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Uehara notches 10th save

BOSTON, United States - The Boston Red Sox's Koji Uehara pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 3, 2013. Uehara pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his 10th save in the Red Sox's 5-2 win.

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Fujikawa notches 1st save in majors

PITTSBURGH, United States - Kyuji Fujikawa (L) of the Chicago Cubs celebrates with the team's pitching coach Chris Bosio (R) after getting a save against the Pittsburgh Pirates in their season-opening game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 1, 2013. Fujikawa picked up his first major league save with two pitches in the Cubs' 3-1 win.

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Fujikawa notches 1st save in majors

PITTSBURGH, United States - Kyuji Fujikawa of the Chicago Cubs celebrates after getting a save against the Pittsburgh Pirates in their season-opening game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 1, 2013. Fujikawa picked up his first major league save with two pitches in the Cubs' 3-1 win.

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Fujikawa notches 1st save in majors

PITTSBURGH, United States - Photo shows Kyuji Fujikawa of the Chicago Cubs pitching against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the ninth inning of their season-opening game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 1, 2013. Fujikawa picked up his first major league save with two pitches in the Cubs' 3-1 win.

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Fujikawa notches 1st save in majors

PITTSBURGH, United States - Photo shows Kyuji Fujikawa of the Chicago Cubs pitching against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the ninth inning of their season-opening game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 1, 2013. Fujikawa picked up his first major league save with two pitches in the Cubs' 3-1 win.

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Kaio notches record 1,046th career win

NAGOYA, Japan - Veteran ozeki Kaio (L) receives a bouquet of flowers after beating maegashira Kyokutenho to surpass former yokozuna Chiyonofuji for the most career wins with his 1,046th victory at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Aichi Prefecture on July 14, 2011.

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Kaio notches record 1,046th career win

NAGOYA, Japan - Veteran ozeki Kaio (L) beats maegashira Kyokutenho to surpass former yokozuna Chiyonofuji for the most career wins with his 1,046th victory at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Aichi Prefecture on July 14, 2011.

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Kaio notches 1,000th win

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kaio receives cheers from the crowd as he won his 1,000th career bout in a match-up against Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 23, 2010. Kaio became only the second wrestler to reach 1,000 career wins. Former yokozuna Chiyonofuji is first on the all-time list with 1,045 career wins.

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Fujita notches 2nd win of season at Kansai Open

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Hiroyuki Fujita holds up the winner's trophy after his victory in the Kansai Open golf tournament at the Takarazuka Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 23.

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Tsukahara claims men's 100 meters at Osaka Grand Prix

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Yuzo Kanemaru notches up a personal best of 45.16 seconds to finish second in the men's 400 meters at Osaka Grand Prix at Nagai Stadium on May 9.

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Rakuten's Tanaka notches 7th win

FUKUOKA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles rookie starter Masahiro Tanaka throws a strong seven innings to pick his seventh win as the team beat the Softbank Hawks 3-2 at Yahoo Dome on July 10.

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Matsuzaka notches fourth MLB victory

TORONTO, Canada - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka speaks at a press conference after notching his fourth win at Rogers Center in Toronto on May 9. Matsuzaka struck out eight in seven innings as the Red Sox hammered the Toronto Blue Jays 9-3. (MLB)

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Matsuzaka notches fourth MLB victory

TORONTO, Canada - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Center on May 9. The rookie right-hander struck out eight in seven innings to notch his fourth win as the Red Sox hammered the Blue Jays 9-3. (MLB)

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H. Kobayashi notches 4th victory

CHIBA, Japan - Hiroyuki Kobayashi pitches seven solid innings against the Rakuten Eagles to notch his fourth win of the season, as the Lotte Marines beat Rakuten 4-1 at Chiba Marine Stadium on May 5.

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Japan notches 50th gold medal with softball title

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's softball players celebrate their 7-0 victory over Taiwan to win the gold medal in the Asian Games in Doha on Dec. 14.

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Tochiazuma notches seventh straight win

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma (L) charges forward to send winless Kyokushuzan out for his seventh straight win at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 15.

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Rakuten notches memorable win in season opener

CHIBA, Japan - Fans of the newly formed Rakuten Eagles in the Japanese Pacific baseball league cheer the team at Chiba Marine Stadium on March 26, the opening day of the 2005 Pacific League season. The Eagles beat the Lotte Marines 3-1, their first victory in franchise history.

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Ichiro sizzles toward Sisler, notches 5 more hits

ANAHEIM, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki goes 5-for-5 in a game against the Anaheim Angels at Angel Stadium on Sept. 21 and is now 14 hits shy of the single season record of 257 hits established by George Sisler in 1920. Suzuki (shown in photo) got his fifth hit in the eighth inning.

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Ichiro gets 170th hit this season

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners right-fielder Ichiro Suzuki notches his 170th hit this season in the tenth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field on Aug. 5. Ichiro went 3-for-6, sending his average up to .359 in the Mariners' 4-2 victory. (MLB)

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Tochiazuma notches 3rd win at Nagoya sumo tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - Injury-prone Tochiazuma (L) pushes Wakanosato out of the ring for a third straight win at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on July 6.

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Asashoryu notches third win

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu breaks little sweat in claiming his third win against Hokutoriki on the third day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 13.

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Hasegawa notches 13th save

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners reliever Shigetoshi Hasegawa notches his 13th save of the season after taking over the mound in the ninth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Safeco Field on Aug. 17. Seattle won by 3-1. (MLB)

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Mariners' Hasegawa notches 7th save

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Seattle Mariners closer Shigetoshi Hasegawa pitches in the ninth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 22. Hasegawa earned his seventh save of the season as the Mariners won 10-8. (MLB)

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(2)Kaio, Chiyo set for final-day showdown at Nagoya basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio notches his 11th win over fellow ozeki Musoyama on July 19 to set up a final-day showdown at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 20.

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Tigers notches 'sayonara' win

KOSHIEN, Japan - Catcher Akihiro Yano (C) gets congratulations from his teammates after hitting a base-loaded triple to right-center in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Hanshin Tigers to a ''sayonara'' 5-4 victory over the Yokohama Baystars at Koshien Stadium on June 17.

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Mariners' Sasaki notches season's 8th save against Royals

KANSAS CITY, United States - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki pitches in the ninth inning of a game against the Kansas City Royal at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on May 28. Sakaki marked his eighth save of this season as the Mariners won 5-2. (MLB)

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Sasaki notches 6th save

DETROIT, United States - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki is about to shake hands with catcher Dan Wilson after pitching a perfect inning to notch the season's sixth save as his team beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 at Comerica Park on May 17. (MLB)

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Nomo notches 4th win

NEW YORK, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hideo Nomo allowed three hits and an ER over seven and 1/3 innings to notch his 4th win of the season over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium on May 7. The Dodgers won 2-1. (MLB)

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Irabu notches 2nd win

OSAKA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers starter Hideki Irabu waves at fans after notching his second victory as the team edged the Yakult Swallows 3-2 at Osaka Dome on April 4.

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Tigers' Moore notches season's first win

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers starter Trey Moore pitches against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on March 30, allowing three runs with seven strikeouts in six innings.

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Chiyotaikai notches 4th win

OSAKA, Japan - ''Kadoban'' ozeki Chiyotaikai (L) pushes Takamisakari to the edge of the ring on the fourth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 12. The ozeki notched his fourth win to move a step closer to keeping his rank. Chiyotaikai shares the overnight lead with rank-and-filers Jumonji and Kotoryu.

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Asashoryu notches 1st day win at Spring tourney

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (L) slaps komusubi Tosanoumi to the clay to post his first win as a grand champion on the first day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 9.

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Dodgers' Nomo notches his 15th of the season

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hideo Nomo pitches against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 16. Nomo allowed three runs and five hits over six innings to earn his 15th victory of the season as the Dodgers won 7-6. (MLB)

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Mariners' closer Sasaki notches his 35th save of the season

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki pitches against the Oakland Athletics in the ninth inning at Network Associates Coliseum on Sept. 15. Sasaki earned his 35th save of the season as the Mariners won 6-3. (MLB)

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Takanohana marks 2nd win at autumn sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (back to camera) notches his second win by throwing second-ranked maegashira Shimotori with his outside arm on the third day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 10.

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Mariners' Sasaki notches season's 34th save

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki (R) and catcher Ben Davis celebrate their team's 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 2. Sasaki earned his 34th save of the season. (MLB)

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Mariners' Sasaki notches season's 33rd save

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki (L) and outfielder Ichiro Suzuki celebrate their team's 2-0 victory over Minnesota Twins at Metrodome in Minneapolis on Aug. 29. Sasaki earned his 33rd save of the season. (MLB)

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Expos' Ohka notches season's 11th win

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Montreal Expos' Tomokazu Ohka pitches against the San Francisco Giants at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco on Aug. 23. Okha earned his 11th win of the season, giving up two runs and six hits in 7-2/3 innings. (MLB)

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Mariners' Sasaki notches season's 32nd save

DETROIT, United States - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki (R) celebrates his 32nd save of the season with catcher Dan Wilson at Comerica Park in Detroit on Aug. 22 after the Mariners beat the Tigers 4-2. (MLB)

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Mariners closer Sasaki notches season's 31st save

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki reacts after striking out two in the ninth inning to notch his 31st save of the season in a game against the New York Yankees at Safeco Field on Aug. 18. The Mariners won 5-2. (MLB)

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Mariners' closer Sasaki notches 3rd win

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays to earn his third win of the season at the SkyDome in Toronto on Aug. 7 as the Mariners won 5-4. Sasaki allowed one run on two hits with three strikeouts in two innings. (MLB)

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Hasegawa notches season's sixth win

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners pitcher Shigetoshi Hasegawa takes the mound in relief of Doug Creek with one out in the top of the ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field on July 30. He earned his sixth win of the season in solid relief in the Mariners 5-4 victory over the Tigers. (MLB)

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Sasaki notches 27th save against Tigers

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki beams after pitching two-thirds of a scoreless ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field on July 30 to mark his 27th save of the season. (MLB)

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Dodgers' Nomo notches season's 10 wins

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hideo Nomo pitches against the San Francisco Giants at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco on July 26. Nomo earned his 10th win of the season although he gave up five runs and nine hits over seven innings. The Dodgers won 11-6. (MLB)

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Sasaki notches 14th save

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle closer Kazuhiro Sasaki pitches the ninth inning on June 8 to notch his 14th save in 17 appearances this season. The Mariners downed the Chicago Cubs 4-2 at Safeco Field in Seattle. (MLB)

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Matsuzaka notches 6th win as Seibu downs Nippon Ham

TOKYO, Japan - Seibu Lions' Daisuke Matsuzaka delivers a pitch against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Tokyo Dome on May 6. Matsuzaka allowed one run in eight innings and earned his league-leading sixth win as the Lions won 2-1.

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Sasaki notches fifth save

SEATTLE, United States - Closer Kazuhiro Sasaki pitches a perfect ninth inning as the Seattle Mariners downs the Texas Rangers 5-3 at Safeco Field on April 21. (MLB)

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Minchey notches season's first win

TOKYO, Japan - Chiba Lotte Marines starter Nathan Minchey pitches eight scoreless innings against the Nippon Ham Fighters to pick his first victory of the season at Tokyo Dome on April 19.