Results on August, 1996
Swallows | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 X | 4
WP: Yabu (8W 7L)
Sv: Kakuri (5W 7L 8S)
LP: Tabata (8W 8L)
HR: T Craig 3
[The Tigers stopped the losing streak against
the Swallows at last. In the 2nd inning, the
Tigers went ahead while Wada grounded to second
basema, which might be a double play]
BayStars | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X | 5
WP: Maeda (4W 3L)
LP: Nomura (6W 7L)
HR: D Yamasaki 29
[Maeda pitched very well. Yamasaki got a 2-run homer
in the first inning, which helped Maeda very much]
Carp | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 X | 8
WP: Galvez (12W 3L)
LP: Iriki (3L)
HR: G Matsui 24, 25
[Matsui got 2 homers and 5 RBI. Galvez now leads the
league in the most winning pitcher. Iriki, who is a
Carp starter and traded from the Buffaloes in this
season, was so bad that he was removed in the third inning]
Lions | 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave | 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 | 4
WP: Ishii, Taka. (2W 4L)
LP: Suzuki (5W 2L 11S)
Hd: BW Nomura
HR: L Takagi, T. 4, Kiyohara 20
BW Neel 22
[In the top of the 9th, on bases empty with two outs,
Sasaki grounded to shortstop, which became a base hit.
It seemed to be a bad call, but of course, the call was
not changed. After bases loaded, Itoh got a clutch hit
to tie the game. The next batter Kiyohara got a grand
slam to win the game]
Fighters | 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 2 |11
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 5
WP: Gross (10W 7L)
Sv: Shimazaki (4W 2L 11S)
LP: Kimura (5L 5S)
HR: F Ducey 18, Ogawa 2, Taguchi 4
H Kokubo 12
[Hawk relievers were too bad. The Fighters beated
the Hawks with 18 hits, 15 of which was hit in the
5th inning or later]
BayStars | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X | 2
WP: Kawajiri (8W 5L 1S)
LP: Sekiguchi (2L)
[Kawajiri pitched a complete game. The Tigers
turned the game with only one base hit in the
4th inning]
Swallows | 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp | 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 X | 8
WP: Yamauchi (9W 6L)
LP: Yamamoto (2W 5L 1S)
HR: S Meulens 15
C Lopez 14, Nishiyama 3
[In the bottom of the 6th inning, Lopez got a
game-winning 2-run homer to left field. In the
8th, Lopez again got a RBI single and finally
Nishiyama got a 3-run homer]
Giants | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X | 2
WP: Kadokura (2W)
LP: Saitoh,M. (10W 4L)
HR: D Taihoh 26, Coles 17
[Rookie Kadokura pitched a shutout game for the first
time. In fact it was his first starting game]
Marines | 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Irabu (6W 6L)
Sv: Narimoto (6W 3L 17S)
LP: Kudoh (6W 10L)
HR: M Ohmura 5
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave | 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 X | 7
WP: Noda (6W 6L)
LP: Sakai (6W 9L)
[Noda pitched a shutout game to win for the first
time in recent two months]
Lions | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X | 7
WP: Nishizaki (13W 3L)
LP: Watanabe, H. (6W 8L)
HR: F Tanaka 15, Kataoka 9, Ducey 19
[The Fighters won with three homeruns.
Lions starter Watanabe went only 2 innings]
BayStars | 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1
WP: Saitoh,T. (7W 7L)
Sv: Sasaki (4W 2L 15S)
LP: Furumizo (2W 4L 3S)
HR: T Hiyama 16
[Furumizo, who started three times in this season,
allowed three hits in a row in the second. In the
9th, lead-off of this inning Hiyama got a homerun
so Saitoh of the Bay Stars missed not only a shutout
game but also a complete game]
Swallows | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp | 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 X | 4
WP: Kitoh (10W 3L)
Sv: Sasaoka (3W 3L 19S)
LP: Yamabe (7W 4L)
HR: S Inaba 5
C Lopez 15
[Kitoh won since July 3rd. Lopez again got
a game-winning 2-run homerun in the second inning]
Giants | 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | 3
WP: Ishige (2W 1S)
LP: Ochiai (4W 6L)
HR: D Hikono 1, 2
[Giant starter Kawaguchi was removed in the
fifth inning. Ishige, who were too bad since
end of last season, seemed good. He pitched
three innings allowing two hits, one of which
was a homerun]
Marines | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 X | 5
WP: Hidekazu (6W 4L)
LP: Komiyama (5W 9L)
HR: M Chamberlain 6
[Hidekazu pitched very well. He went 9 innings
and before the homerun of Chamberlain, he didn't
allow any runner on second]
Buffaloes | 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave | 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 X | 7
WP: Fraser (4W 2L)
Sv: Suzuki (5W 2L 12S)
LP: Takamura (6W 7L)
Hd: BW
HR: BW Fujii 12
[Fujii got a RBI single in the first inning, and
got a 3-run homer in the second inning. The Blue
Wave sent 4 pitchers to win]
Lions | 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 4
-----------+-------------------------------+--
Fighters | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 | 3
WP: Nishiguchi (11W 7L 1S)
LP: Imazeki (10W 6L)
HR: L Jackson 8
F Brito 23, Tanaka 16
BayStars | 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 | 5
WP: Igarashi (8W 4L 2S)
Sv: Sasaki (4W 2L 16S)
LP: Nakagomi (4L)
HR: T Hiyama 17
[Nakagomi lost again. He was removed at the end
of the second. Yamasaki, the second pitcher,
allowed 3 runs in the 4th with two outs]
Swallows | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp | 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 1 X | 9
WP: Tanaka (1W)
LP: Bross (7W 11L)
HR: S Meulens 16, Ohno 3
C Kanemoto 18, Etoh 25, 26
[Bross gave up three homeruns and lost. Tanaka of
the Carp started for the first time: in fact, it
was the first game in his career. He went to the
end of the 7th and won for the first time]
Giants | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 X | 5
WP: Imanaka (10W 4L)
LP: Nishiyama (5W 3L 1S)
HR: D Powell 8, Yamasaki 30, Coles 18, Masuda 1
[Nishiyama of the Giants started for the first time.
He went five inning, but he allowed two walks in a
row when he was removed. After that, the Dragons
got three homeruns to win. Imanaka pitched a CG to win]
Marines | 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 1 1 1 8 0 0 1 X |12
WP: Kimura (1W 5L 5S)
LP: Kuroki (6W 5L)
HR: H Kokubo 13, Kokubo 14, Akiyama 8
[In the 5th, starter Kuroki was removed on bases loaded
with no outs. Marine relievers, Tsuno and Kishikawa,
were too bad: Tsuno allowed Kokubo to hit a grand slam]
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave | 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 X | 5
WP: Hoshino (9W 4L)
Sv: Suzuki (5W 2L 13S)
LP: Aquino (7W 6L)
Hd: BW Kobayashi
HR: Bu Fujitate 3, Mizuguchi 5
[The Blue Wave won three games in a row and stands only
three games behind of the Fighters]
Lions | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 1
WP: Toyoda (3W 3L)
Sv: Sugiyama (2L 1S)
LP: Shibakusa (5W 5L)
HR: L Kakiuchi 17
F Tanaka 17
[Both starters, Toyoda and Shibakusa, were very good.
Toyoda allowed a solo-homerun while Shibakusa a 2-run
homerun, which became a game-winning bit in the end]
Tigers | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X | 2
WP: Kida (5W 6L 1S)
LP: Funaki (4W 6L)
[Old Ochiai didn't play tonight, but instead Kida pitched
a shutout game :-( In the 5th, Funaki allowed Motoki
to double after bad call of ball on count 2-2 and Gotoh
socred. In the same inning, Kida suceeded a suicide
squeeze on count 3-2 with runner Motoki on third and one out]
BayStars | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 X | 3
WP: Yoshii (8W 5L)
LP: Miura (3W 7L)
[It turned out that Bross of the Swallows had fatigue
fracture (hirou-kossetsu in Japanese) of the right leg
(the fibula, hikotsu). He will be missed for over one
month. Yoshii is now the ace of the Swallows and he
pitched a complete game tonight. The rest of the season
will be tough for the Swallows]
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp | 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 | 4
WP: Endoh (4W 4L)
Sv: Nakayama (4W 2L 14S)
LP: Sasaoka (3W 4L 19S)
HR: D Taihoh 27
[The Dragons turned the game with two outs and bases empty
in the top of the nineth. Yamasaki singled and Taihoh
hit the first pitch. The batted ball had gone to the
right stand. Taihoh said, "One, two, boom and It's gone"]
Fighters | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 3
-----------+---------------------------+--
Marines | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Shimazaki (5W 2L 11S)
LP: Hillman (12W 7L)
HR: F Taguchi 5
[Hillman pitched a complete game but he lost. In the top
of 10th, Catcher Taguchi, the lead-off of this inning, got
a homerun to left field. In the 7th inning, he threw to
third on dobule stealing and after he threw, his hand hit
the bat of the batter Nimura, who just swung out. The
Fighter manager Ueda complained that the play was obstruction
in vein. After that the Marines tied the game with Hirai's
clutch hit and Taguchi had pain hand but got a game-winning
homerun off Hillman]
BlueWave | 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 3 X | 9
WP: Katori (7W 2L 2S)
Sv: Shiozaki (3W 6L 7S)
LP: Kobayashi (5W 7L)
Hd: L Sugiyama
HR: BW Fujii 13
L Jackson 9
[It was a seesaw game. It was Jackson who got
a game-winning hit. He went 4 for 4 and the fourth
hit was the game-winning homerun in the 7th inning.
Rookie Takagi also got 4 hits (he went 4 for 5)]
Hawks | 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 | 4
WP: Jose (4W 7L 12S)
LP: Sano (3W 2L 7S)
HR: H Kokubo 15
Bu Rhodes 19
[The Buffaloes scored four runs againt Buffalo-killer
Takeda, yet they couldn't win. The Buffalo pitchers
allowed 14 hits. Now the Hawks go up to the 4th place
instead of the Buffaloes]
Tigers | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-------------------------------+--
Giants | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 2
WP: Kohno (2W 1L)
LP: Kakuri (5W 8L 8S)
HR: T Hiyama 18
[Both starters, Yabu and Galvez, pitched
very well. They went to 10 innings and
were changed into Kakuri and Kohno respectively.
In the bottom of 12th, Kawai got a game-ending
hit to center field and PR Okada scored]
BayStars | 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X | 5
WP: Tabata (9W 8L)
LP: Morita (5W 8L)
HR: YB Saeki 6, Rose 9
[In the 7th, Tsuji, the lead-off, was hit by pitch.
After a sacrifice bunt, Dobashi got a game-winning
double. Morita might be still cursed by hit batters :-)
OTOH, Tabata pitched a complete game with no BB nor HB]
Dragons | 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp | 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 X | 7
WP: Yamasaki (7W 2L)
LP: Maeda (4W 4L)
HR: D Coles 19
[Yamasaki pitched a complete game, and won
since July 6th. In the 4th inning, Dragon
infielders made bad fieldings, which were
credited with hits. Ogata got a single
which was made from 'checked swing'.
FYI, Lopez got 2 RBI and now leads the league
in the most RBI]
Fighters | 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 | 5
WP: Gross (11W 7L)
Sv: Kaneishi (1W 1L 18S)
LP: Yabuta (2W 2L)
Hd: F Shimazaki
HR: F Ducey 20, Hirose 3
M Hirai 5
[It seemed that the Fighters blew the Marines out
until the top of the 6th, but the Marines came back
in the 6th with Hirai's 3-run homer and so on, but
they couldn't catch up with the Fighters.
Ducey, the lead-off of the Fighters, got a homerun
in the first, so now he hit eight 'lead-off homeruns',
which is the tie record of the most lead-off homeruns
in a season. A 'lead-off homerun' is a homerun which
is hit by lead-off batter in the top or bottom of the
first inning]
BlueWave | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 X | 7
WP: Takeshita (1W 1L)
LP: Kaneda (3W 5L)
HR: BW Ogawa 5
[Takeshita pitched a complete game. In the 6th, the Blue
Wave fielders helped the Lions to socre 5 runs]
Hawks | 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X | 7
WP: Shinada (4W 2L)
Sv: Akahori (6W 3L 10S)
LP: Uchiyama (3W 2L)
Hd: Bu Kiyokawa
HR: H Fujimoto 6
[Uchiyama had bad control. He gave up 3 walks in
the first inning, and one HB in the 4th inning.
The Hawks, which stood the 4th last night, now went
down to the bottom again]
Tigers | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 X | 6
WP: Miyamoto (3W 3L)
LP: Kawajiri (8W 6L 1S)
HR: G Matsui 26, Hirosawa 3
[Matsui, who hit the forth in the batting order
on behalf of Ochiai, went 3 for 3 and got 3 RBI.
The Tigers had chance of bases loaded in the second
and the sixth inning, but they couldn't score.
In paticular, in the chance of the 6th, which was with
no outs, Ishige relieved and many Tigers fans welcomed.
But he didn't allow any run. He went to count 3-0
against Wada, still he didn't walk him]
BayStars | 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 X |12
WP: Itoh,A. (1W 1L)
LP: Ohya (1L)
HR: S Meulens 17, Furuta 8
[The Swallows blew the Bay Stars out. Bay Star starter
Ohya was too bad. He allowed three hits and four walks
against the first eight batters. Itoh of the Swallows
relieved in the second inning to finish the game]
Dragons | 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 | 2
WP: Kadokura (3W)
LP: Takahashi, K. (1L)
HR: D Yano 2, Coles 20, Yamasaki 31
[Tonight, the Dragons beated the Carp. Rookie
Kadokura again pitched very well. The Dragon
batters helped him with getting 8 runs. The
Dragons went 2-1 in three games against the Carp
in the end. CL seems to be more exciting]
Fighters | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X | 2
WP: Irabu (7W 6L)
LP: Nishizaki (13W 4L)
HR: M Minamibuchi 3
[Both pitchers pitched a complete game. They pitched
quite well, but the homerun of Minamibuchi led Irabu
to win]
BlueWave | 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 | 5
-----------+-------------------------------+--
Lions | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 | 5
HR: BW Ogawa 6
L Kiyohara 21
(Tie Game)
[In the 8th inning, the Lions tied the game with
a triple of Narahara and went ahead with a 2-run
homer of Kiyohara. But in the top of the nineth,
Ogawa got a 2-run homerun to tie the game and the
game was over as a tie game]
Hawks | 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 | 7
-----------+---------------------------+--
Buffaloes | 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 | 9
WP: Akahori (7W 3L 10S)
LP: Jose (4W 8L 12S)
HR: H Yoshinaga 12
Bu Suzuki 7, C.D 13, Nakamura, N. 19
[Both closers, Akahori and Jose, were not very good,
so the game became exciting suddenly :-) In the
bottom of the 9th, on bases empty with two outs,
Donnels got a homerun to tie the game. In the 10th,
Nakamura got a game-ending 2-run homerun just after
Rhodes singled]
Tigers | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 |14
-----------+--------------------------------+--
BayStars | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 | 3
WP: Kasai (1W 1L 1S)
LP: Morita (5W 9L)
[Both closers, Kakuri and Sasaki, gave runs up so
the game got into extra innings. In the 12th,
the Tigers scored 11 runs, which is the new recored
of the most runs in an extra inning]
Carp | 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 | 7
WP: Matsumoto, Shi. (3W 2L)
LP: Kitoh (10W 4L)
HR: C Ogata 14, Etoh 27, Machida 5
S O'Malley 15, 16
[The Swallows turned the game in the nineth inning.
They had chance of bases loaded with no outs when
Sasaoka relieved Kitoh. But after two hits and one
strike out, he hit Joh, which became 'game-ending
hit batter']
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X | 4
WP: Saitoh,M. (11W 4L)
Sv: Ishige (2W 2S)
LP: Yamamoto (4W 9L 1S)
HR: D Taihoh 28
G Matsui 27, Mack 16
[Yamamoto gave up a homerun for Matsui and Mack
in the first inning. Now the Giants stands
no games behind of the Dragons, three games
behind of the Carp]
Buffaloes | 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 | 3
WP: Koike (1W 3L)
LP: Komiyama (5W 10L)
HR: Bu Nakane 3
M Chamberlain 7
[I was in the Chiba Marine Stadium. The Buffaloes
scored 10 runs with 16 hits, but thier scale seemed
to be rather small because they got 11 singles.
In the second inning, Marine fielders got two errors
so Komiyama gave up 2 unerned runs. In the forth
inning, there was a bad call at the first base when
catcher threw to first to pick the runner out. One
second later 1B Nimura was ejected. It seemed to me
that the runner was out, and I missed that Nimura hit
the umpire :-)]
Lions | 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 X | 6
WP: Hidekazu (7W 4L)
Sv: Jose (4W 8L 13S)
LP: Kaku (4L)
Hd: H Sakumoto
HR: L Ohtomo 1, Jackson 10, Kakiuchi 18
H Yugamidani 1
[The Lions came back late in the game, but in vein.
Lion starter Kaku has injured in the 4th inning, and
he will be missed for a while]
Tigers | 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
WP: Yufune (4W 9L 2S)
Sv: Kakuri (5W 8L 9S)
LP: Sekiguchi (3L)
HR: T Yamada 1
[The Tiger pitchers, Yufune, Kasai, Tamura and
Kakuri, shut the Bay Stars out. Sekiguchi also
pitched a complete game with allowing only five
hits, but the Bay Star batters couldn't help him]
Carp | 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 X | 8
WP: Ishii,H. (1W)
Sv: Takatsu (1W 2L 17S)
LP: Yamauchi (9W 7L)
HR: C Etoh 28
S Ohno 4
[It's miracle Swallows. In the bottom of the 8th,
PH Ohno got a game-turning grand slam. He got
it in April against the Tigers this season]
Dragons | 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 X | 5
WP: Ishige (3W 2S)
Sv: Mario (1W 2L 17S)
LP: Imanaka (10W 5L)
HR: D Yamasaki 32
G Matsui 28, Ochiai 19
[Imanaka lost with two homers of Matsui and Ochiai.
The Giant relivers pitched well and the Giants now
stand in the second, 2 games behind of the Carp]
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
WP: Aquino (8W 6L)
Sv: Akahori (7W 3L)
LP: Kuroki (6W 6L)
Hd: Bu Sano
[Both starters pitched well, but Aquino won. Rhodes
got a SB to third after he doubled, and he scored
the second run with a sacrifice fly]
BlueWave | 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 | 4
WP: Nomura (3W 1L 3S)
LP: Shimazaki (5W 3L 11S)
[The setup pitchers, Shimazaki and Nomura, were
quite different. Shimazaki allowed 2 runs in two
innings while Nomura didn't allowe any runners in
2 2/3 innings]
Lions | 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 1
WP: Nishiguchi (12W 7L 1S)
LP: Yoshitake (3W 10L)
HR: L Jackson 11
H Kokubo 16
[Nishiguchi pitched a complete game with
allowing 3 hits. The Lion batters got
8 hits in the second and the third inning]
Tigers | 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 3
-----------+-----------------------------+--
BayStars | 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Kakuri (6W 8L 9S)
LP: Igarashi (8W 5L 2S)
[In the 11th inning, PH Nagashima got a
game-winning single to right field. Now
the Tigers stand only 0.5 games behind of the
Bay Stars]
Carp | 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 X | 9
WP: Yoshii (9W 5L)
LP: Tanaka (1W 1L)
[Today, the Swallows didn't have to turn the game.
Yoshii pitched a complete game to win. Now the
Swallows stands only 3.5 games behind of the Carp]
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
WP: Noguchi (3W 1L)
LP: Nishiyama (5W 4L 1S)
HR: D Taihoh 29, 30
[ **** Noguchi achieved the nohitter ***
Ohnishi, CF, helped him very well. In the bottom of
the 8th, Matsui hit a fly to up the middle but he made
a running 'shoe-string' catch. In the 9th, Ochiai
got another fly to center field, which seemed to drop
in front of CF, but again he dived and got it.
Taihoh got back-to-back homers, which helped Noguchi
very well. The CL suddenly has become very hot]
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 5
WP: Takamura (7W 7L)
Sv: Akahori (7W 3L 12S)
LP: Hillman (12W 8L)
Hd: Bu Sano
HR: Bu Nakamura, N. 20, 21
[It is pity for the Marines that they lost with Hillman.
Nakamura got back-to-back 2-run homers in the 4th and
the 6th inning]
BlueWave | 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 |13
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 | 9
WP: Watanabe,N. (3W)
Sv: Hasegawa (3W 6L 1S)
LP: Shibakusa (5W 6L)
Hd: BW Suzuki
HR: BW Fujii 14
F Tanaka 18
[Shimazaki of the Fighters appeared in the 9th, but
again he was bad. The Blue Wave won two games against
the Fighters, and tbe PL is hot, too]
Lions | 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X | 3
WP: Takeda (13W 4L)
LP: Toyoda (3W 4L)
HR: L Jackson 12
H Ohmichi 5
[Ohmich got 3 RBI. Two of which was by a 2-run homer
and the final one was by a walk on bases loaded made
by an intentional walk. Takeda pitched a complete
game to be a most winning pitcher]
Tigers | 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp | 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 X | 8
WP: Takahashi, K. (1W 1L)
Sv: Sasaoka (3W 4L 20S)
LP: Yabu (8W 8L)
HR: C Ogata 15, Maeda 12, Nomura 10, Kanemoto 10
[Tiger starter Yabu was too bad. In the top of the
seventh, the Tigers came back but in the bottom of
the same inning, Kanemoto stopped the momentum of
the Tigers with his homerun and Sasaoka closed the game]
Swallows | 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 1 X | 9
WP: Maeda (5W 4L)
LP: Tabata (9W 9L)
HR: S Dobashi 4
D Coles 21, Taihoh 31
[The Dragons had a big inning just after
the game was turned. PH Hikono and Kawamata
got a RBI hit]
Marines | 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave | 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 | 3
WP: Yabuta (3W 2L)
Sv: Narimoto (6W 3L 18S)
LP: Kaneda (3W 6L)
Hd: M Kawamoto
HR: BW D.J 6, Ogawa 7
[The Marines went ahead with Hori's hit in the fifth.
'Double closers' Kawamoto and Narimoto didn't allow
the Blue Wave to come back]
Buffaloes | 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
WP: Yamasaki (5W 8L)
LP: Shintani (6W 4L 2S)
HR: Bu Yamamoto 12
[The Buffaloes won six games in a row. In the fifth,
the batter grounded to first with runners on first
and second and one out. Kiyohara got it and threw
to shortstop, but the ball hit the runner. So
the second runner, who advanced to third, scored]
Hawks | 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 3 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 X |12
WP: Gross (12W 7L)
Sv: Kaneishi (1W 1L 19S)
LP: Watanabe, T. (1L)
Hd: F Hiramatsu Shimazaki
HR: H Yoshinaga 13, Kokubo 17
F Kataoka 10, Brito 24, Ide 5
[The game suddenly changed into high scoring game
in late innings. It was too bad for the Hawks
to missed two chances in the 8th and the 9th:
In the 8th, they scored 2 runs and still runners
on second and third with one out. Akiyama grounded
to third baseman but somehow not only third runner
but also second runner was gotten out. In the 9th,
they had chance of bases loaded with no outs but
PH Wakai grounded to pitcher to be turned double play.
After that Lydy was hit by pitch :-)]
Giants | 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 | 2
WP: Galvez (13W 3L)
LP: Yone (1W 1L)
HR: G Ochiai 20, Shimizu 9
YB Braggs 9
[In the first, Ochiai flied to right field.
It seemed to be out, but strong wind from
left field to right field made it a 3-run
homerun. Galvez pitched a complete game]
Swallows | 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 | 4
-----------+---------------------+--
Dragons | 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 X |10
WP: Endoh (5W 4L)
LP: Yamada (2W 1L)
HR: S Inaba 6
D Coles 22
(Called game by rain in the top of the 8th, two outs)
[In the 7th, The Dragons got 8 hits to score 8 runs.
The game of the Carp was rained out, so the Carp
leads the Dragons by only 1.5 games]
Buffaloes | 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 | 8
WP: Koike (2W 3L)
Sv: Akahori (7W 3L 13S)
LP: Takeshita (1W 2L)
Hd: Bu Sano
HR: Bu Fujitate 4, Nakane 4, Nakamura, N. 22, Fujitate 5
L Suzuki,K. 11, Kakiuchi 19, Matsui 1
[The Buffaloes won 7 games in a row and now they
have come back to .500-line. In the 6th, two men
outs, Nakamura got a homerun to tie the game. After
two men singled, PH C.D doubled and drove two men in]
Hawks | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X | 2
WP: Iwamoto (9W 7L)
Sv: Kaneishi (1W 1L 20S)
LP: Kudoh (6W 11L)
Hd: F Shimazaki
HR: F Kataoka 11
[Iwamoto could not pitch a shutout game, but the Fighter
pitchers shut the Hawks out. Kudoh also pitched well but
he lost. In the 8th, Brito got a RBI single, which made
him lead the league in RBI. He also leads in HR]
Tigers | 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp | 6 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 X |13
WP: Kitoh (11W 4L)
LP: Funaki (4W 7L)
HR: C Kanemoto 20
[In the first inning Funaki allowed 6 hits and
one walk after he got two strike outs. In the
end the Tiger pitchers allowed 16 hits and 13 runs]
Giants | 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 | 5
WP: Mario (2W 2L 17S)
Sv: Okada (2W 1L 1S)
LP: Igarashi (8W 6L 2S)
HR: G Matsui 29
[In the 8th, Yokohama came back. Ishige allowed
2 BB and 2 hits so he was changed into Mario.
Mario Brito also gave one hit up and the score
was 4-5 for the Yokohama. Mario threw to first
to pick the runner off, but the ball went to
foul teritory and the game was tied. In the bottom
of the 9th, Mario left the mound by his own decision
when he walked the lead-off and pitched 3-1 against
the next batter because he injured on his right leg]
Swallows | 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 6
-----------+---------------------------+--
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 | 7
WP: Sun (5W 1L 2S)
LP: Takatsu (1W 3L 17S)
HR: S Inaba 7
D Taihoh 32
[The Dragons tuned the game in late innings again.
But tonight the Swallows tied the game in the 8th.
In the bottom of the 10th, Tatsunami doubled and
Powell *bunted* to sent the runner to third. After
two intentional walks, PH Kawamata got a game-ending
hit to left field]
Marines | 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave | 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 X | 8
WP: Noda (7W 6L)
LP: Komiyama (5W 11L)
HR: M Hatsushiba 12
BW Neel 23
[Komiyama was too bad again. He gave up 5 hits, 2 walks
and 1 HB in 1.2 innings. Noda pitched a complete game
to win. Only runs he allowed was a 2-run homer of Hatsushiba]
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X | 4
WP: Yokota (2W 6L)
LP: Sakai (6W 10L)
Hd: L Hashimoto
HR: L Kiyohara 22
[The Lion pitchers, Yokota, Hashimoto and Shiozaki,
shut the Buffaloes out to stop their winning streak]
Hawks | 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 | 2
WP: Hidekazu (8W 4L)
Sv: Jose (4W 8L 14S)
LP: Nishizaki (13W 5L)
Hd: H Sakumoto
HR: H Kawano 5, Yugamidani 2
[In the 4th, Kawano got a 3-run homer off Nishizaki.
Jose pitched two innings to close the game and
finally the Hawks won for the first time in Tokyo Dome]
Tigers | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 X | 5
WP: Satoh (3W 1L)
LP: Kawajiri (8W 7L 1S)
HR: D Yamasaki 33
[In the top of the 5th, with runners on first and second
and now out, Kawajiri bunted. But he became out because
of obstraction agasint the catcher. In the bottom of the
same inning, Torigoe hit a game-winning triple on bases
loaded just after an intentional walk of Coles]
BayStars | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp | 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 X | 5
WP: Katoh (5W 6L)
LP: Sekiguchi (4L)
HR: C Ogata 16, Etoh 29
[Katoh pitched a complete game. In the 4th, Ogata
got a homerun which tied the game just after Shoda
and Nomura made great fielding in the top of the same
inning]
Swallows | 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-------------------------------+--
Giants | 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 4
WP: Saitoh,M. (12W 4L)
LP: Yamamoto (2W 6L 1S)
HR: S Hironaga 1
G Nishi 4
[Saitoh Masaki got his career 150 wins. In the 9th,
Meulens got a clutch hit to tie the game. Saitoh
went to 12, and finally PH Kishikawa was sent for him.
After Kishikawa got out, two outs and bases empty,
Nishi got a game-ending homerun which presented the win
for Saitoh]
Lions | 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 | 7
WP: Shiozaki (4W 6L 7S)
LP: Narimoto (6W 4L 18S)
HR: L Kiyohara 23, Kakiuchi 20
M Igarashi 2
[Irabu got angry when he was removed in the 8th
when he allowed the third run in total. Marine
relievers Kawamoto and Narimoto were not good.
Kiyohara doubled off Narimoto in the 9th, which
tied the game. Jackson dragged a base hit with
two outs and Kiyohara on third and the Lions won]
BlueWave | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 1 0 3 0 0 0 7 0 X |11
WP: Yoshitake (4W 10L)
LP: Hoshino (9W 5L)
HR: BW D.J 7
H Yoshinaga 14, Matsunaga 2
[The Hawk batters bombed Watanabe in the 7th.
Yoshitake pitched a complete game, and he won
since June 5]
Tigers | 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 | 4
WP: Furumizo (3W 4L 3S)
Sv: Kakuri (6W 8L 10S)
LP: Noguchi (3W 2L)
HR: T Hiyama 19, Hiyama 20, Hirao 1
D Yano 3
[The Tigers won with three homers and two assist of
RF Hiratsuka. In the 7th, the Dragons scored one run
and still runner on second with no out. Tatsunami
singled to right field, but RF Hiratsuka threw the
runner out at the plate. After two outs, Yamasaki
singled to right field, again Hiratsuka threw the
first runner out at third. Two assists of an out
fielder in an inning is the tie record in Japan]
BayStars | 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 4 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2
WP: Miura (4W 7L)
LP: Yamasaki (7W 3L)
HR: YB Braggs 10
[Carp pitchers were too bad, but tonight Carp
batter could not help them, getting 10 hits.
Now the Central League is realy exciting]
Swallows | 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 X | 4
WP: Nishiyama (6W 4L 1S)
Sv: Kohno (2W 1L 1S)
LP: Yoshii (9W 6L)
HR: G Matsui 30
[Nishiyama won for the first time as a starter. Matsui
got his 30th homer to be the Giant hitter who got 30 or
more homers in a season since 1988 Hara]
Lions | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 X | 3
WP: Hillman (13W 8L)
LP: Nishiguchi (12W 8L 1S)
HR: M Minamibuchi 4
[Tonight the Marines turned the game to win.
Minamibuchi got a game-winning homerun in the
8th. He also got one in the game in which
Irabu and Nishizaki pitched. Big Hillman
held little Minamibuchi tight, which seems
rather funny]
BlueWave | 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 1 0 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
WP: Fraser (5W 2L)
LP: Takeda (13W 5L)
HR: BW D.J 8, Ogawa 8
[Frazer pitched his first shutout game. Blue Wave batters
got 16 hits and 16 runs. Now the Blue Wave is led by only
2 and 1/2 games]
Buffaloes | 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 2
WP: Aquino (9W 6L)
LP: Imazeki (10W 7L)
HR: Bu Nakamura, N. 23, C.D 14, Yoshida, Tsu. 2, Yamamoto 13, C.D 15, Furukubo 1
F Kaneko, M. 3, Ducey 21
[Buffaloe batters bombed Fighter pitchers. Now the Buffaloes
have come back to .500]
Tigers | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 X | 6
WP: Imanaka (11W 5L)
LP: Yufune (4W 10L)
HR: T Hiratsuka 10
D Powell 9, Yano 4
[Imanaka pitched a complete game. Dragon
manager Hoshino put Powell in the lead-off.
Now the Tigers lost 60 games in this season]
BayStars | 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2
WP: Nomura (7W 7L)
Sv: Sasaki (4W 2L 17S)
LP: Tanaka (1W 2L)
HR: YB Tanishige 6
C Ogata 17, Kanemoto 21
[The Bay Star batters grounded double play six times
nevertheless they won. Carp batters could get only
one hit, which was a homerun of Kanemoto, from the
4th through the end of the game]
Swallows | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X | 5
WP: Miyamoto (4W 3L)
LP: Tabata (9W 10L)
HR: G Matsui 31, Matsui 32, Mack 17
[The Giants won with two 2-run homers of Matsui and
another shutout game of Miyamoto. OTOH, the Swallows
lost nine games in a row against the Giants]
Lions | 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 X | 5
WP: Kawamoto (3W 2L 7S)
Sv: Narimoto (6W 4L 19S)
LP: Katori (7W 3L 2S)
HR: L Kakiuchi 21
M Hatsushiba 13
[In the 9th, Kakiuchi got a homerun. After
Ohtomo's triple and a walk, the Lions had
chance of runners on first and third with
one out. But Takagi struck out, and Kiyohara
whose birthday is today, flied out to right
fielder]
BlueWave | 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 6
WP: Kobayashi (6W 7L)
Sv: Suzuki (5W 2L 14S)
LP: Sakumoto (1W 1L)
Hd: BW Nomura
HR: BW Takahashi, S. 7
H Yoshinaga 15
[The Blue Wave turned the game in the 5th. PH Takahasi
Satoshi got a 3-run homer off Kimura]
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 X | 5
WP: Gross (13W 7L)
Sv: Shimazaki (5W 3L 12S)
LP: Takamura (7W 8L)
[Gross and Shimazaki didn't allow the Buffaloes to come back.
Today, young players hit the first and the second in batting
order: Ishimoto for the lead-off, who was replaced on injured
Ducey and Kaneko for the second. Ishimoto went 2 for 4 and
Kaneko 1 for 3, drove 3 runs in]
Tigers | 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 | 3
WP: Yabu (9W 8L)
Sv: Kakuri (6W 8L 11S)
LP: Ishii,K. (1L)
HR: T Hiratsuka 11
S Hata 5
[The Tigers won at Jingu for the first time
in this season. In the 8th, Wada got a
game-winning single off Takatsu on bases loaded]
BayStars | 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 X | 8
WP: Galvez (14W 3L)
Sv: Ishige (3W 3S)
LP: Tokano (1L)
HR: YB Miyagawa 1, Suzuki 9
G Ishige 1
[In the 6th, on bases loaded, Yoshimura hit
for Galvez and got a game-winning single.
In the top of the 8th, the Giants sent
Ishige, not Mario. And he got a homerun
in the bottom of the same inning. Anyway,
the Giants now stand at the top]
Carp | 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 X | 4
WP: Maeda (6W 4L)
Sv: Endoh (5W 4L 1S)
LP: Inoue, Y. (3W 3L)
HR: C Lopez 16
D Tatsunami 7
[In the bottom of the 7th inning, PH Kawamata
singled to tie the game and PH Aikoh walked
on bases loaded after he fouled and fouled
on the count 0-2. The Carp finally went
down form the top]
Hawks | 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 | 5
-----------+-----------------------------+--
Marines | 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Jose (5W 8L 14S)
LP: Kawamoto (3W 3L 7S)
[Both starters, Kudoh and Yabuta, pitched well.
in the 11th, the Hawks scored 3 runs with
the single of PH Yanada and Ohmichi, hitting
off Narimoto (not Kawamoto. He was changed after
he walked the lead-off batter of this inning)]
Fighters | 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-------------------------------+--
BlueWave | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 | 3
(Tie Game)
[In the 8th, PH D.J singled off Shimazaki to
tie the game. After that all pitchers didn't
allow any hit until the 12th, so it became
a tie game]
Lions | 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 | 5
WP: Shintani (7W 4L 2S)
Sv: Hashimoto (7S)
LP: Yamasaki (5W 5L)
Hd: L Sugiyama Shiozaki
HR: Bu Nakane 5, Rhodes 20, C.D 16, Rhodes 21
[In the bottom of the 9th, Rhodes acted bat with runner
on first and two outs. He already hit two homers tonight,
so if he hit another one, it would bring the victory
to the Buffaloes. But he popped out to second baseman
and the game was over]
Tigers | 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 X | 6
WP: Matsuoka (1W)
Sv: Takatsu (1W 3L)
LP: Kawajiri (8W 8L 1S)
HR: T Yamada 2, Maas 5
S Meulens 18
[Kawajiri couldn't hold the lead. The Swallows
stopped the losing streak]
BayStars | 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 2
WP: Saitoh,T. (8W 7L)
Sv: Sasaki (4W 2L 18S)
LP: Kida (5W 7L 1S)
HR: YB Tanishige 7
G Nishi 5
[Mack, who is in slump, missed bunting in two at bats.
He missed twice in the 7th when runners were on first
and second with no outs. Again he acted bat in the
9th when the runner was on second, one run behind,
with no outs. He bunted and fouled at first strike
so Nagashima made Deguchi hit for Mack. Deguchi
successed to bunt but Sasaki didn't allow any more run]
Carp | 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 |11
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Kitoh (12W 4L)
LP: Kadokura (3W 1L)
HR: C Ogata 18, Etoh 30, Ogata 19
D Powell 10
[Ogata hit the eight tonight, and got two homers.
The Carp batters got 9 hits but 11 runs, which
helped Kitoh very well. He pitched a complete game.
Now the Carp have come back to the top]
Hawks | 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 1
WP: Hidekazu (9W 4L)
Sv: Jose (5W 8L 15S)
LP: Sonokawa (5L)
[Sonokawa, who pitched on the opening game,
again lost. He was good tonight, but the
Marine batters couldn't help him]
Fighters | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2
-----------+---------------------------+--
BlueWave | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 | 3
WP: Suzuki (6W 2L 14S)
LP: Shimoyanagi (1L)
HR: F Kataoka 12
[Extra innings again. In the 9th Noda allowed
Kataoka to hit a homer and tonight the Fighters
tied the game in late innings. In the bottom of
the 10th, Baba got a game-ending single to
left center field on bases loaded with one out]
Lions | 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 X | 4
WP: Akahori (8W 3L 13S)
LP: Ishii, Taka. (2W 5L)
HR: L Tanabe 6
[The Buffaloes had chance of bases loaded
with one out in the bottom of the 8th.
But Suzuki grounded to second baseman Narahara.
Narahara got it and threw to the home, but
the ball was a little short and catcher couldn't
catch it, which was the game-winning run]
Tigers | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 3
WP: Yamazaki (3W 4L)
Sv: Kakuri (6W 8L 12S)
LP: Takatsu (1W 4L 18S)
HR: T Shinjyo 13, Maas 6
S Meulens 19
[In the top of the nineth inning, two men
outs and runners on first and second,
Maas got a game-winning 3-run homer
off closer Takatsu]
BayStars | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Igarashi (9W 6L 2S)
Sv: Sasaki (4W 2L 19S)
LP: Ishige (3W 1L 3S)
HR: YB Komada 5
G Hirosawa 4
[In the 8th, Komada got a grand slam off Kohno
and the Bay Stars won. Giant starter Kawaguchi
went seven and Ishige relieved from the 8th.
But Ishige was too bad. Kohno relieved him
on bases loaded with no outs and after he got
one out, Hatayama grounded to third baseman,
but the Giants fielders couldn't turn doubleplay.
After that Komada's shot was appeared]
Carp | 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 | 5
WP: Katoh (6W 6L)
LP: Satoh (3W 2L)
HR: C Ogata 20, Lopez 17, Asai 5
D Coles 23, Nakamura 8
[The Carp got 6 runs in the first inning.
Ogata got a 3-run homer off Endoh after
they scored 3 runs. Dragon starter Satoh
was too bad]
Hawks | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 X | 3
WP: Irabu (8W 6L)
Sv: Kawamoto (3W 3L 8S)
LP: Yoshitake (4W 11L)
[The Marine pitchers, Irabu and Kawamoto,
pitched a shutout game. Marine manager
Ejiri will be missed for a week because
of medical examination (he has felt bad
since last month)]
Fighters | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave | 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 X | 4
WP: Hoshino (10W 5L)
Sv: Suzuki (6W 2L 15S)
LP: Imazeki (10W 8L)
HR: BW Fujii 15
[The Blue Wave won and now the Fighers lead the Blue
Wave by only 1/2 games. In the 7th, Taguchi got
a game-winning hit and Hoshino, who went seven,
and Suzuki pitched well to beat the Fighters. In the
8th, the Fighters didn't sent an excellent set-up
Shimazaki probably because he is too tired. And
Motonishi singled and drove two runs in]
Lions | 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 3
WP: Shiozaki (5W 6L 7S)
Sv: Hashimoto (8S)
LP: Akahori (8W 4L 13S)
HR: L Kakiuchi 22, Jackson 13
Bu Rhodes 22
[Last night the Lions lost with own error, but
tonight they won with opponent's error. In the
9th, runner was on second, PH Ohtsuka grounded
to shortstop. SS Yoshida got it but threw bad
ball to first, which allowed the runner to score]
Carp | 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4
WP: Yamasaki (8W 3L)
LP: Funaki (4W 8L)
HR: T Shinjyo 14
[Funaki couldn't go to the end of the fifth.
He was removed when he gave up Lopes a
single, which drove the second run in.
Reliever Kasai was not good so he allowed the
Carp to turn the game. In the 8th, the Tigers
had chance of runners on first and second with
one out. But the Carp sent Kobayakawa to the
mound and he got Maas and Hiyama out]
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars | 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 X | 5
WP: Miura (5W 7L)
Sv: Sasaki (4W 2L 20S)
LP: Noguchi (3W 3L)
[Noguchi went bad in the third suddenly. Sasaki
got 20 or more saves in continuous two seasons]
Giants | 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 | 3
WP: Saitoh,M. (13W 4L)
LP: Ishii,K. (2L)
HR: G Mack 18
[Saitoh, who went 12 inning in his last game,
seemed to be still tired. But he allowed only
two runs when he was removed in the end of the
7th inning. Now the Giants won ten games in
a row against the Swallows]
BlueWave | 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 | 4
WP: Fraser (6W 2L)
Sv: Suzuki (6W 2L 16S)
LP: Sakai (6W 11L)
Hd: BW Nomura Watanabe,N.
HR: BW Baba 3
Bu Mizuguchi 6, Nakamura, N. 2
[The Blue Wave finally go up to the top.
They now lead the Fighters by only difference of
PCT (0.004). In the bottom of the 8th, The Buffaloes
made great comeback with a 2-run homer of Nakamura and
a RBI single of Mizuguchi. Rhodes singled to right
field when runners were on first and second with two outs.
RF Ichiro threw beautiful ball to the plate and it was
a bang-bang play at the plate but the call was out]
Lions | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 2 4 0 0 2 1 0 X | 9
WP: Takeda (14W 5L)
LP: Watanabe, H. (6W 9L)
HR: H Yoshinaga 16
[Takeda pitched a shutout game helped by fielders,
who threw Kiyohara out when he tried home with
the double of Suzuki. Takeda now leads the league
in the most winning pitcher]
Carp | 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 4 1 2 4 0 0 5 2 X |18
WP: Yufune (5W 10L 2S)
LP: Tanaka (1W 3L)
HR: C Maeda 13, Etoh 31
[The Tigers hit and hit off poor Carp pitchers. The
Tigers again got 4 runs in the first inning, like yesterday,
but tonight, they continued to score till the 4th.
Yufune pitched a complete game, and the Tiger batters got
21 hits in total]
Dragons | 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars | 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 | 4
WP: Endoh (6W 4L 1S)
Sv: Sun (5W 1L 3S)
LP: Tokano (2L)
HR: D Tatsunami 8, Taihoh 33, Nakamura 9
[The Dragons managed to win and stands in 1.5 games behind.
In the 6th, the Bay Stars tied the game and still runners
on first and second with two outs when pitcher Tokano was
at bat. They let him hit and he struck out. In the next
inning he allowed the game-winning run]
Giants | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 X | 4
WP: Yamamoto (3W 6L 1S)
Sv: Tabata (9W 10L 1S)
LP: Nishiyama (6W 5L 1S)
HR: S Meulens 20
[Giant starter Nishiyama allowed 4 hits in a row in the second.
The Giants had chance of runners on first and second with no
outs in the top of the 8th. Moreover the following batters
were Matsui, Ochiai and Mack. But none of them got a hit
and the Swallows stopped the losing streak against the Giants]
Marines | 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 X | 8
WP: Gross (14W 7L)
LP: Hillman (13W 9L)
Hd: F Shimazaki
HR: F Kataoka 13
[Kataoka got a 3-run homer off Hillman in the first
inning. Shimazaki relieved Gross in the 7th inning
and presented him his 14th win. Now the Fighters
come back to the top]
BlueWave | 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 X |11
WP: Matsutani (1W)
Sv: Akahori (8W 4L 14S)
LP: Watanabe,N. (3W 1L)
Hd: BW Kobayashi Iwasaki
HR: BW D.J 9, Neel 24
Bu C.D 17, Nakane 6
[Great comeback by the Buffaloes. In the bottom of the 7th,
they got 3 runs and still had chance of bases loaded with
two outs. Rhodes flied to deep left-center field, and it
seemed to be a homerun but LF Taguchi made the greate catch
*on* the wall (there is net on the wall in Nagoya stadium).
But Blue Wave relievers allwed 5 runs in the 8th, probably
because nice relievers Suzuki and Nomura were too tired
to pitch]
Lions | 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 | 5
WP: Ishii, Taka. (3W 5L)
LP: Jose (5W 9L 15S)
Hd: H Sakumoto
HR: L Suzuki,K. 12, Kakiuchi 23
H Yoshinaga 17, Kokubo 18
[Kakiuchi got a game-winning 2-run homer in the
9th inning]
Carp | 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
WP: Yamauchi (10W 7L)
LP: Yabu (9W 9L)
HR: C Lopez 18, Kanemoto 22
[Yamauchi got his first win as a starter in this season.
He pitched a shutout game since June 11, last year.
The only chance of the Tigers was in the 6th. They had
chance of bases loaded with two outs, but Sekikawa struck out]
Dragons | 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars | 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 X | 8
WP: Nomura (8W 7L)
Sv: Sasaki (4W 2L 21S)
LP: Imanaka (11W 6L)
HR: D Powell 11, Yano 5
[The Bay Stars scored 4 runs in the 6th inning,
off Dragon ace Imanaka. But it was regretable
that the Dragon relievers gave up 4 runs in the
7th after they got two men outs and bases empty.
In the 9th, the Dragons came back with the 3-run
homer of Yano and so on, but Sasaki of the Bay
Stars appeared for the final out.
BTW, the homer of Powel went out of the park;
it is said that it went 150m or more]
Giants | 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Ishige (4W 1L 3S)
LP: Takatsu (1W 5L 18S)
HR: G Matsui 33
S Dobashi 5
[Matsui, who had gone 1 for 18 in recent 5 games, went
4 for 4 and got the game-winning 2-run homer. He shot
the high ball which would called ball on the count 3-1.
The Swallows sent Takatsu at the beginning of the 7th,
but it was no good]
Marines | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 2
WP: Shimoyanagi (1W 1L)
LP: Narimoto (6W 5L 19S)
[The Marines lost, getting 12 hits (The Fighters got
only 4 hits). In the 9th, Narimoto appeared to pitch
but he allowed Brito, the lead-off, to double. After
an intentional walk, he hit the batter so he was changed
into Kawamoto. PH Yasuda got a game-ending sacrifice fly
to right-center field]
BlueWave | 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
WP: Kaneda (4w 6L)
LP: Yamasaki (5w 10L)
HR: Bu Nakane 7
[Kaneda pitched a complete game. In the bottom of
the 8th inning, runners were on first and second
with one out when Nakane singled to right field.
The second runner, PR Takumi, didn't try the home
somehow, probably because his jump was bad and/or
RF was Ichiro. The next batter Mizuguchi grounded
to be turned doubleplay and the Blue Wave won.
FYI, this game was the last game of the Buffaloes
at Nagoya Stadium because next year Nagoya dome is
going to be open]
Lions | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1
WP: Toyoda (4W 4L)
Sv: Shiozaki (5W 6L 8S)
LP: Kudoh (6W 12L)
Hd: L Sugiyama
HR: L Jackson 14, 15, Itoh 4
[Toyoda almost pitched a shutout game, but anyway
he won his fourth win. Kudoh pitched not bad,
but he lost again. He goes 6-12, but his ERA is 2.72]
Swallows | 3 4 1 3 1 0 3 0 5 |20
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars | 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 | 5
WP: Itoh,A. (2W 1L)
LP: Udoh (1W 3L)
HR: S O'Malley 17, Meulens 21, Inaba 8, 9
YB Rose 10
[The Swallows got a hit in every inning and
got 20 hits in total. Bay Star starter Udoh
was toooooo bad]
Giants | 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp | 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 | 8
WP: Kohno (3W 1L 1S)
Sv: Mario (2W 2L 18S)
LP: Shiratake (2L)
HR: G Nishi 6, Matsui 34, Ochiai 21
C Lopez 19
[The Carp made great comeback in middle of the game.
Both starters, Kitoh and Galvez, allowed too many
runs, and in the 7th Lopez got a homerun to tie the
game. But Ochiai drove his career 1500th run in
in the 8th and the Giants won]
BlueWave | 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 | 4
WP: Kobayashi (7W 7L)
Sv: Suzuki (6W 2L 17S)
LP: Ishii, Taka. (3W 6L)
Hd: BW Nomura
HR: BW D.J 10, Takada 2
L Suzuki,K. 13
[The Blue Wave turned the game over in late innings.
They got 15 hits, but 13 of them were singles]
Fighters | 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 1
WP: Nishizaki (14W 5L)
Sv: Shimoyanagi (1W 1L 1S)
LP: Hidekazu (9W 5L)
HR: F Tanaka 19
[The Fighters seem good. Shimoyanagi, who moved from
the Hawks this off, pitched for 3.2 innings allowing
one hit and no runs]
Swallows | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 | 2
WP: Saitoh,T. (9W 7L)
LP: Matsumoto, Shi. (3W 3L)
[The batters of both teams got many hits but few runs.
In the 9th, both teams scored by an error of oppsite
fielders (Komada and Meulens) with two outs]
Giants | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp | 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 X | 7
WP: Katoh (7W 6L)
LP: Kida (5W 8L 1S)
HR: C Maeda 14, Ogata 21, Etoh 32
[The game was started 40 min. later because of rain.
Katoh, who allowed two runs in the first inning, and
Kida pitched well. But in the bottom of seventh,
runner on first with two outs and the count 3-2,
Ogata got a game-winning 2-run homer. In the same
inning, Shohda hit the 16th pitch and drove another
run in. In the 8th, Etoh got a 2-run homer]
Fighters | 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 X | 8
WP: Takeda (15W 5L)
Sv: Jose (5W 9L 16S)
LP: Imazeki (10W 9L)
HR: F Ueda 7
H Kokubo 19
[Takeda got his 15th win. The Fighters sent
five relievers, including rotation pitchers
Imazeki and Shigakusa, but the rotation pitchers
were bad. In the 9th, Ueda got a homer so Jose
appeared on the mound. He gave chance of runners
on first and second with one out, but didn't allow
any runs.
At Seibu Stadium, Hoshino of the Blue Wave started,
but the game became no game in the top of the second.
Now the Blue Wave is led by only 0.5 games. In fact,
their W-L PCT is .57000 (57-43) while that of the
Fighters is .57009 (61-46)]
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
-----------+---------------------------+--
Tigers | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1
WP: Kakuri (7W 8L 12S)
LP: Kaku (1L)
[The Dragons lost in extra innings. LOB:10 for
the Dragons, 16 for the Tigers. In the bottom of
the 10th, Kaku walked PH Nagashima on bases loaded
and the game was over]
Giants | 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 3
-----------+---------------------------+--
Carp | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2
WP: Mario (3W 2L 18S)
LP: Sasaoka (3W 5L 20S)
HR: G Fukuoh 3
C Lopez 20
[Lopez got a homer off Mario in the 9th, but
Sasaoka gave up a homer for Fukuoh in the 10th.
Etoh of the Carp was hit by batted ball in the
third and was removed. He is going to be checked
today. Makihara of the Giants came back and went
to seven]
BlueWave | 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 4
WP: Kobayashi (8W 7L)
LP: Yokota (2W 7L)
Hd: BW Suzuki
HR: BW Neel 25, 26
[The Blue Wave won with two homers of Neel and
their relievers. Neel leads the league in
homerun. Now the Blue Wave stand at the top
by difference of W-L PCT]
Tigers | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 X | 5
WP: Tabata (10W 10L 1S)
LP: Kakuri (7W 9L 12S)
HR: S Dobashi 6, Meulens 22
[Kakuri, who appeared in the 8th, was bad tonight.
After he allowed a game-winning double, he gave
up a 3-run homer for Meulens. Starter Yufune was
good but Dobashi homered in the 7th to tie the game]
Giants | 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 | 8
-----------+-------------------------------+--
Dragons | 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 | 7
WP: Kohno (4W 1L 1S)
Sv: Kida (5W 8L 2S)
LP: Nakayama (4W 3L 14S)
HR: G Motoki 6
D Coles 24
[The Dragons lost the 5:28 game with 20 LOB.
The Dragon batter made comeback in the 12th,
but Kida, who releived Mario, who allowed
2 runs with 3 hits, got PH Hasebe out]
Carp | 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars |10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X |12
WP: Sekiguchi (1W 4L)
LP: Kondoh (2W 3L)
HR: C Lopez 21
YB Suzuki 10, Rose 11
[Etoh will be missed in the rest of the season.
His injury was turned out break of his bone
which supports his right eye. He needs surgery.
Anyway, Carp starter Kondoh was too bad. He
had to leave the mound with 21 pitches against
only 5 batters. Takahashi, who relieved Kondoh
was also too bad to stop the Bay Stars]
Marines | 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 3
WP: Hillman (14W 9L)
LP: Kaku (5L)
HR: M Whitmore 7, Ohmura 6
[Hillman pitched a complete game to get his 14th win.
In the 8th, Ohmura helped him with a two-run homer]
Hawks | 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave | 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 X |12
WP: Toyoda (2W)
LP: Yoshitake (4W 12L)
HR: H Ohmichi 6
BW Neel 27, 28
[Neel again got 2 homers in a game. Toyoda pitched
a complete game and the Blue Wave won. Ichiro went
4 for 5, and this is his 23rd game in which he got
three or more hits. It is the new Japanese record.
Now the Blue Wave leads the Fighters by 1/2 games]
Tigers | 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
WP: Yabu (10W 9L)
LP: Yamamoto (3W 7L 1S)
HR: T Hiyama 21
[Yabu, who is a third-year player, pitched a complete
game to get 10 wins in a season for the first time.
In the 4th, runners on first and third with two outs
and the count 3-0, Hiyama got a game-winning homerun]
Carp | 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 | 9
-----------+---------------------------+--
BayStars | 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 | 8
WP: Sasaoka (4W 5L 20S)
LP: Sasaki (4W 3L 21S)
HR: C Kanemoto 23, Ogata 22, Asai 6
YB Suzuki 11, Komada 6, Rose 12
[The Carp won in the end. In the 9th, Yokohama
sent Sasaki but Maeda got a cluch hit to tie
the game. In the 10th, Asai got a game-winning
homerun after two outs]
Giants | 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 | 4
WP: Kohno (5W 1L 1S)
LP: Idemoto (1W 1L)
HR: D Nakamura 10, Yamasaki 34
[The Dragons lost 4 games in a row, and games behind is
now 4 1/2. In the 8th, the Dragons tied with the homer
of Yamasaki, but in the 9th, Matsui got a game-winning
double. Ochiai was hit by pitch in the 7th and he was
broken with the bone of the left wrist. He will be missed
for 2 or 3 weeks]
Marines | 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3
WP: Irabu (9W 6L)
Sv: Kawamoto (3W 3L 9S)
LP: Nishiguchi (12W 9L 1S)
HR: M Nimura 3, Chamberlain 8, Whitmore 8
L Suzuki,K. 14
[Irabu pitched well. He went eight, allowing
5 hits, one of which was a 3-run by Suzuki.
Chamberlein helped him with a 2-run homer
in the 5th inning]
Hawks | 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 | 4
WP: Kudoh (7W 12L)
Sv: Arikura (1S)
LP: Kaneda (4W 7L)
HR: H Kawano 6, Kawano 7
[In the 9th, the Blue Wave made comeback but
Arikura stopped them. In this innning, Jose
appeared but he allowed three hits in a row.
Following Jose, Nishimura pitched but he also
gave up another hit, so the Blue Wave scored
2 runs and still two men on with no outs when
Arikura went to the mound]
Buffaloes | 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 2
WP: Sakai (7W 11L)
Sv: Akahori (8W 4L 15S)
LP: Gross (14W 8L)
HR: F Brito 25
[The Fighters made comeback in the 9th: After Brito's
homer, they had chance of runner on second with one
out. But Akahori didn't allow them to tie the game]
Central League
G W L T PCT GB streak last10 GL
Giants 110 63 47 0 .573 W3 6-4 20
Carp 108 61 47 0 .565 1.0 W1 6-4 22
Dragons 107 57 50 0 .533 4.5 L4 3-7 23
Swallows 109 53 56 0 .486 9.5 L1 4-6 21
BayStars 109 47 62 0 .431 15.5 L1 6-4 21
Tigers 109 45 64 0 .413 17.5 W1 5-5 21
Team vs. Team Win - Loss (Tie)
Giants Carp Dragons Swallows BayStars Tigers
Giants ---- 12-11( 0) 12- 9( 0) 16- 6( 0) 11-11( 0) 12-10( 0)
Carp 11-12( 0) ---- 13- 7( 0) 12- 9( 0) 11-11( 0) 14- 8( 0)
Dragons 9-12( 0) 7-13( 0) ---- 15- 7( 0) 14- 9( 0) 12- 9( 0)
Swallows 6-16( 0) 9-12( 0) 7-15( 0) ---- 13- 8( 0) 18- 5( 0)
BayStars 11-11( 0) 11-11( 0) 9-14( 0) 8-13( 0) ---- 8-13( 0)
Tigers 10-12( 0) 8-14( 0) 9-12( 0) 5-18( 0) 13- 8( 0) ----
Pacific League
G W L T PCT GB streak last10 GL
BlueWave 108 59 44 5 .573 L1 7-2(1) 22
Fighters 111 61 47 3 .565 0.5 L2 4-5(1) 19
Buffaloes 103 50 52 1 .490 8.5 W1 4-6 27
Marines 105 49 54 2 .476 10.0 W2 5-5 25
Hawks 111 50 60 1 .455 12.5 W1 5-5 19
Lions 110 47 59 4 .443 13.5 L4 4-6 20
Team vs. Team Win - Loss (Tie)
BlueWave Fighters Buffaloes Marines Hawks Lions
BlueWave ---- 12- 6( 1) 15- 8( 1) 10- 9( 0) 11-12( 0) 11- 9( 3)
Fighters 6-12( 1) ---- 11-11( 0) 16- 6( 2) 16- 7( 0) 12-11( 0)
Buffaloes 8-15( 1) 11-11( 0) ---- 10- 8( 0) 10-10( 0) 11- 8( 0)
Marines 9-10( 0) 6-16( 2) 8-10( 0) ---- 12-10( 0) 14- 8( 0)
Hawks 12-11( 0) 7-16( 0) 10-10( 0) 10-12( 0) ---- 11-11( 1)
Lions 9-11( 3) 11-12( 0) 8-11( 0) 8-14( 0) 11-11( 1) ----