Matsuzaka got himself into further trouble when he hit Masahiro Araki with a pitch to load the bases with nobody out.
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In the middle of the infield, the Dragons were led by the amazing double-play tandem of Hirokazu Ibata and Masahiro Araki.
In 2004, Masahiro Araki of the Chunichi Dragons and Greg LaRocca, then of the Hiroshima Carp, were tied for most votes for the Central League second baseman, the first time a tie had occurred since the current two-league system was adopted.
Nobuyoshi Araki | Masahiro Araki | Gregg Araki | Masahiro Shinoda | Masahiro Tanaka | Masahiro Motoki | Tokitsuumi Masahiro | TetsurÅ Araki | Takeshi Araki | Sayaka Araki | Masahiro Mori | Masahiro Matsuoka | Masahiro Makino | Masahiro Hasemi | Masahiro Fukuda | Masahiro Akimoto | Araki Murashige | 26 May 1945. Corporal Yukio Araki, holding a puppy, with four other pilots of the 72nd ''Shinbu'' Squadron at Kaseda, Kagoshima |