Hiroki Kuroda
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 21: Hiroki Kuroda #18 of the New York Yankees walks to the dugout after being removed in the sixth inning during the game against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium on May 21, 2012 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
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I don’t think I’ve had many problems in the past, I think I’m average, you try to be too careful in the first inning of games and I think that’s what happened
I try not to think about it too much, about the first inning ... Even if I give up runs in the first inning, I can still keep the game close and have our team get a chance to win the game. My goal is to keep the game close.
My role is a starter is to go as deep as I can into the game ... At least I wanted to go seven, but I couldn’t do that, so it was really frustrating.More quotes »
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Kuroda, Soriano combine to shut out A's, 2-0
Calif. -- If Hiroki Kuroda was going to get on track, the dead-wood brigade from Oakland presented an excellent opportunity. And the struggling righthander took advantage of it.Kuroda, back in the state in which he experienced so much success with the Dodgers Read more »
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Hiroki Kuroda makes the necessary adjustments
come from that strange, distant land -- Los Angeles -- Hiroki Kuroda continues to hear questions about how he will fit in as a Yankee. He had four good seasons with the Dodgers, but there remains this angst over how a National League immigrant will adjust Read more »
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Yankees see mostly good in Hughes' outing
Hughes ' first start of 2012 was hardly a train wreck, much better than the outings by rotation mates CC Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda that preceded it.But 42/3 innings was hardly acceptable to the 25-year-old righthander, who earned the No. 3 spot in the rotation Read more »
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Kuroda ineffective; Yankees fall short, 8-6
PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Hiroki Kuroda can only hope his in-person debut for Yankees fans goes better than his televised one.Kuroda, scheduled to start the home opener against the Angels on Friday, gave those who said his stuff wouldn't translate to the American Read more »
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Do Yankees have enough to win it all?
plucky Tampa Bay Rays .Any of those teams could represent the AL in the World Series . The Yankees, with the additions of Hiroki Kuroda , Michael Pineda and Andy Pettitte -- even if the latter two aren't ready to help the club yet -- are better today than Read more »
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Around the AL
Yankees 2, Athletics 0: In Oakland, Calif., Hiroki Kuroda (4-6) pitched eight scoreless innings and Andruw Jones hit a solo homer as the Yankees won their season-high fifth straight. Derek Jeter singled for his 3,155th career hit to move into sole possession from AZ starnet.com Read more »
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Kuroda lifts Yanks to 5th straight win
2-0 win over the hapless A’s in front of 25,078 at the Coliseum, where the Yankees received eight strong innings from Hiroki Kuroda, the Bombers prepped for the Angels, who have won six straight. “We know the Angels are tough to play,’’ said Mark Teixeira, from New York Post Read more »
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Kuroda dominates A’s, Yanks win fifth straight
Kuroda: Bartolo Colon threw a complete game shutout in Oakland on Memorial Day last season, and Hiroki Kuroda nearly matched him on Sunday. He threw eight shutout innings (104 pitches) on Memorial Day eve, allowing just four singles and one walk. Things got from River Avenue Blues Read more »
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Kuroda blanks A's
Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda tossed eight shutout innings to earn his first road win of the season during Sunday's series finale against the A's. Kuroda, who was making his 10th start of the year, faced the minimum through into the fifth inning and did not from CBS Sports Read more »
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Yankees 2, Athletics 0: Strong Outing by Kuroda Helps Yankees Beat Athletics
Lam/Reuters Oakland did not get a runner into scoring position against Hiroki Kuroda until the seventh inning. OAKLAND, Calif. — The Yankees visit to the Bay Area continued to be fruitful as they completed a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a from The New York Times Read more »
