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WBC: Murata Injured, Kurihara to Stand In

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WBC: Murata Injured, Kurihara to Stand In

by Patrick newman (Mar 21, 2009)

Japan cleanup hitter Shuichi Murata is out of the WBC with a pulled a hamstring, suffered rounding first on a single in Thursday night's win over Korea. Despite replacing him in the game with scrub Yoshiyuaki Kamei, Japan won the game. Manager Tatsunori Hara has called on Hiroshima Carp infielder Kenta Kurihara to take Murata's spot. Kurihara bats cleanup for Hiroshima but doesn't have Murata's power and hasn't played much at third recently. 

Maybe Hara will have Kurihara DH and play Munenori Kawasaki or Yasuyuki Kataoka at third.

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