Hanshin Ace Wins Triple Crown
You wouldn't have to be a baseball genius to think <Kenji Matsumoto:player#13668> will win the coveted Shotaro Murata Award this year. The <Hanshin Tigers:team#288> ace certainly has the numbers to take it, topping the Central League with 13 wins, 2.07 ERA and 226 strikeouts to win the Pitching Triple Crown.

"It's a great accomplishment," Matsumoto said told reporters, "but my main goal is to go out there and win every game. The stats are nice, but they don't tell the whole story. The 13 wins are what I'm most proud of."