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Hiroki Kuroda brings strong numbers home to Yankee Stadium

Hiroki Kuroda delivers a pitch in the top

Photo credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams, Jr.

Much has been made of Hiroki Kuroda’s home/road splits this season, 11-6 with a 2.72 ERA at the Stadium and 5-5, 4.23 on the road.

Except by the 37-year-old.

“I think it's just a matter of luck that I have great numbers at Yankee Stadium,” Kuroda said Tuesday through his translator. “But I think one of the biggest things is the fans. They really motivate me during the game.”

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