Results in July, 1997
Central League
G W L T PCT GB streak last10 GL
Swallows 85 52 32 1 .619 L1 5-4(1) 46
Carp 81 41 40 0 .506 9.5 L1 4-6 49
BayStars 80 40 40 0 .500 10.0 W2 6-4 50
Dragons 86 41 45 0 .477 12.0 L2 5-5 44
Tigers 83 39 43 1 .476 12.0 W1 4-5(1) 48
Giants 85 36 49 0 .424 16.5 W1 4-6 45
Team vs. Team Win - Loss (Tie)
Swallows Carp BayStars Dragons Tigers Giants
Swallows ---- 11- 6( 0) 7- 9( 0) 9- 6( 0) 13- 5( 1) 12- 6( 0)
Carp 6-11( 0) ---- 9- 8( 0) 11- 6( 0) 6- 8( 0) 9- 7( 0)
BayStars 9- 7( 0) 8- 9( 0) ---- 11- 5( 0) 3-11( 0) 9- 8( 0)
Dragons 6- 9( 0) 6-11( 0) 5-11( 0) ---- 13- 7( 0) 11- 7( 0)
Tigers 5-13( 1) 8- 6( 0) 11- 3( 0) 7-13( 0) ---- 8- 8( 0)
Giants 6-12( 0) 7- 9( 0) 8- 9( 0) 7-11( 0) 8- 8( 0) ----
Pacific League
G W L T PCT GB streak last10 GL
BlueWave 78 44 32 2 .579 W2 4-6 52
Lions 84 45 37 2 .549 2.0 L2 5-5 46
Hawks 85 45 40 0 .529 3.5 L2 4-6 45
Fighters 88 41 46 1 .471 8.5 L4 3-7 42
Buffaloes 86 38 47 1 .447 10.5 W3 6-4 44
Marines 79 33 44 2 .429 11.5 W4 6-4 51
Team vs. Team Win - Loss (Tie)
BlueWave Lions Hawks Fighters Buffaloes Marines
BlueWave ---- 8- 6( 1) 7- 8( 0) 11- 8( 1) 9- 4( 0) 9- 6( 0)
Lions 6- 8( 1) ---- 7- 8( 0) 10- 9( 0) 11- 9( 0) 11- 3( 1)
Hawks 8- 7( 0) 8- 7( 0) ---- 9- 8( 0) 9- 9( 0) 11- 9( 0)
Fighters 8-11( 1) 9-10( 0) 8- 9( 0) ---- 11- 8( 0) 5- 8( 0)
Buffaloes 4- 9( 0) 9-11( 0) 9- 9( 0) 8-11( 0) ---- 8- 7( 1)
Marines 6- 9( 0) 3-11( 1) 9-11( 0) 8- 5( 0) 7- 8( 1) ----
At Kanazawa
Tigers | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Yabu (6W 6L)
Sv: Itoh (4W 1L 4S)
LP: Kuroda (4W 2L)
[Kuroda was too bad in the first inning. After he allowed two
walks, Coles hit his first strike to drive one run in. The
Tigers scored 3 runs in this inning. In the bottom of the
first inning, Shinjyo, who is injured with the left leg,
made such bad fielding that the first runner scored with
a single to center field. But there were no runs in the
other innings]
At Nagoya Dome
BayStars | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
WP: Nomura (5W 6L)
Sv: Sasaki (3W 14S)
LP: Kadokura (5W 5L)
[Nomura, who went to the end of the 8th, and Sasaki pitched
a "semi-perfect" game. The only runner that the Bay Stars allowed
was Torigoe, who singled off Nomura in the 6th. But Kadokura
grounded into double play with him, so the Dragons sent only 27
batters. Suzuki of the Bay Stars helped them with the clutch
hit in the 5th]
At Tokyo Dome
Swallows | 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2
WP: Yoshii (7W 4L)
Sv: Itoh,T. (4W 1L 13S)
LP: Galvez (5W 7L)
HR: G Kiyohara 12
[Tonight, Kiyohara, who hit 6th in the batting order, was
good, but Matsui and Ishii were too bad. Kiyohara drove
2 runs in, but he made bad base-running in the 8th: his
shot hit the wall in right-center field directly so second
runner Shimizu scored, but somehow he couldn't get second
base. Anyway, the Giants had chance of runners on first
and third with two outs in that inning. Castellano grounded
over the head of the pitcher, but Swallow shortstop Miyamoto
made great fielding to get him out at the first base]
At Osaka Dome
Marines | 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 3 |11
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 3
WP: Komiyama (5W 7L)
LP: Takamura (2W 6L)
[The Marines won to escape from the bottom. Buffaloe rookie
Maekawa pitched in the last inning. After he get two men
struck out, he allowed two walks and two triples]
At Maebashi
BlueWave | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 X | 5
WP: Nishiguchi (7W 2L)
LP: Noda (4W 2L)
HR: BW Neel 15
L Takagi, T. 4, Ohtsuka 2, Takagi, T. 5, Itoh 8
[The Lions stopped the Blue Wave. Nishiguchi pitched
a complete game: he got 6 strikeouts in a row and
11 strikeouts in total]
At Fukuoka Dome
Fighters | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 X | 4
WP: Kudoh (6W 1L)
Sv: Saitoh,Mi. (2L 4S)
LP: Yano (2W 1L)
HR: H Johjima 7, Iguchi 2
[The Hawks seemed to get a easy win with 3-run homer of
Johjima and solo homer of Iguchi. But Okamoto became bad
in the 9th. Saitoh Mitsugu got Blooks struck out to close
the game]
At Nagoya Dome
BayStars | 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 | 3
WP: Kawamura (6W 4L)
Sv: Sasaki (3W 15S)
LP: Maeda (1W 10L)
HR: YB Rose 12, Shindoh 6
D Tatsunami 6
[Rookie Kawamura pitched well. In the bottom of the 7th,
Torigoe of the Dragons tried the home from second base
when Tatsunami's grounder caused an infield error, but
he got out. The Bay Stars scored in late innings so
it was easy for Sasaki to close the game]
At Tokyo Dome
Swallows | 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 | 8
-----------+-----------------------------------+--
Giants | 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 6
WP: Yamauchi (1W)
LP: Kohno (1L)
HR: S Furuta 5, Manaka 1
G Matsui 21
[The Giants came back in late innings twice: in the
7th, they turned the game over with an clutch hit of
Yoshimura and in the 10th, Nishi doubled with two outs
and runner on second. But the Swallows didn't lose.
In the top of the 13th, Manaka got a game-winning solo
homer, which was line drive to right stand. It took
5 hours and 34 min to finish the game]
At Osaka Dome
Marines | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 X | 5
WP: Okamoto (4W 2L)
LP: Kuroki (4W 9L)
Hd: Bu Ohtsuka
[Okamoto led the team to win. Now again the Marines
got into the bottom]
At Seibu
BlueWave | 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 3
WP: Hoshino (7W 3L)
Sv: Suzuki (3W 2L 3S)
LP: Shiozaki (4W 5L)
Hd: BW Kobayashi Nomura
HR: BW Ogawa 5, Neel 16
[Neel got a 2-run homer in the 6th to tie the game.
His shot brought the momentam for the team and
the Blue Wave went ahead with Nakajima's hit in the
same inning]
At Fukuoka Dome
Fighters | 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 X | 9
WP: Yoshitake (4W)
Sv: Yoshida,S. (3W 1L 2S)
LP: Sekine (2W 3L)
HR: H Kawano 7, Johjima 8
[Kawano hit a 3-run shot near the left foul pole
in the 4th inning to turn the game. Yoshitake,
who tried four complete games with no-walk-no-hitbatman
in a row, but he walked the lead-off Tanaka in the
first inning]
At Nagoya Dome
BayStars | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
WP: Fukumori (1W)
Sv: Sasaki (3W 16S)
LP: Murata (1W 2L)
[Fukumori, who started for the Bay Stars, got his first win.
Sasaki erased the win of Fukumori in a game against the
Giants the other day but tonight he closed the game]
At Tokyo Dome
Swallows | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 X | 7
WP: Saitoh,M. (3W 3L)
LP: Bross (7W 4L)
HR: G Matsui 22, Hirosawa 12, Nishi 7
[Saitoh pitched very well except for the first inning.
He allowed 4 hits in total, but 3 of which was against
the first three batters. He also singled on bases loaded
to drive 2 runs in in the third inning]
At Seibu
BlueWave | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------------+--
Lions | 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 4
WP: Ishii, Taka. (7W 3L 7S)
LP: Nomura (4W 2L 6S)
HR: BW Taguchi 5
L Itoh 9, Itoh 10
[The Blue Wave tied the game with a 2-run shot of
Taguchi in the 8th, and went ahead with a RBI single
of Ichiro in the 10th. But the Lions cameback in
extra innings. In the bottom of the 10th, with bases
empty and two outs, Itoh got his second homerun in
the game to tie the game. In the 11th, Suzuki singled
over the head of CF and second runner Ohtomo scored]
At Koshien
Giants | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 X | 4
WP: Yuminaga (4W)
Sv: Kasai (5W 2L 7S)
LP: Misawa (1W 3L 1S)
HR: T Hiyama 14
[Kiyohara tripled on bases loaded to drive 3 runs in in
the first inning. Hiyama got a 2-run homerun in the fifth
inning, and the Tigers keep the lead with 6 pitchers]
At Yokohama
Carp | 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars | 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 X | 9
WP: Sekiguchi (3W 3L)
Sv: Sasaki (3W 17S)
LP: Tamaki,S. (2L)
[The Bay Stars won the high-scoring game. In the last
inning, Sasaki appeared after the Carp scored the 7th run.
He had two inherited runners and they advanced to second and
third because of Sasaki's wild pitch. But Sasaki got Lopez
flied out after an intentional walk of Kanemoto]
At Jingu
Dragons | 3 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 | 2
WP: Yamamoto (10W 2L)
LP: Kawasaki (5W 3L)
HR: D Gomez 15
S Ikeyama 10, Satoh,S. 2
[Yamamoto pitched his first complete game to be the first
pitcher in the both leagues who arrived at 10-win line.
Swallow new foreigner Tatum (sp?) started as 2B, but
his decision seemed too bad. Taihoh of the Dragons can't
play three games because he threw the bat against a fan
who spoke bad words against him]
At Chiba
BlueWave | 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 | 5
WP: Satoh (3W 1L)
Sv: Toyoda (1L 1S)
LP: Yabuta (1W 5L)
HR: BW Ichiro 4, Ogawa 6
[The Blue Wave beated the Marines. Yabuta was too bad.
Ichiro got a 3-run homer in the 3rd inning]
At Tokyo Dome
Lions | 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | 2
WP: Givens (4W 4L)
Sv: Ishii, Taka. (7W 3L 8S)
LP: Gross (8W 3L)
HR: L Martinez 18
F Ochiai 3
[The Lions won with 12 hits. Gives won but he is going
to be in the minor because the Lions signed another foreign
player Pemberton]
At Koshien
Giants | 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 | 3
WP: Miyamoto (4W 4L)
LP: Funaki (3L)
HR: G Nishi 8
[In the 4th, the Giants scored 6 runs, three of which was by
Nishi's 3-run shot. As for the Tigers, Secrist went 3 for 4,
and the Tigers batters got 10 hits in total, but no homeruns]
At Yokohama
Carp | 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 2 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars | 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 | 8
WP: Yokoyama (6W 4L)
Sv: Sasaoka (2W 3L 11S)
LP: Shimada (3W 4L 1S)
HR: C Maeda 5
[The Carp turned the game in late innings! In the 7th, Maeda
got a 3-run homer off Kawahara. In the 9th, Sasaki appeared
when runners were on first and third with one out. While
Machida struck out, Kanemoto got a stolen base to second.
PH Kimura got a clutch hit to center field and two men scored]
At Jingu
Dragons | 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 X | 6
WP: Yamauchi (2W)
Sv: Hirota (3S)
LP: Koike (3W 4L)
HR: D Powell 11, Tatsunami 7
S Hosey 18, Baba 1
[Hosey got a game-winning 2-run shot in the 3rd]
At Chiba
BlueWave | 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Fraser (4W 4L)
Sv: Kobayashi (5W 7S)
LP: Takekiyo (2W 7L)
Hd: BW Mizuo
[In the top of the 6th, Fujii singled to go ahead. In the
8th, Blue Wave batters got 5 hits in a row to score 3 runs]
At Tokyo Dome
Lions | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Robert (2W 2L 5S)
Sv: Ishii, Taka. (7W 3L 9S)
LP: Kurogi (1W 3L)
HR: F Tanaka 12
[The Lions turned the game in late innings. In the 7th,
Matsui singled to drive two runs in. In the 9th, Ohtomo
doubled to go ahead]
At Fukuoka Dome
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 2 5 0 4 0 0 |11
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 | 8
WP: Yamasaki (3W 3L)
LP: Takeda (4W 2L)
HR: Bu
H Yoshinaga 19, Yoshinaga 20
[The Buffaloes beated the Hawks in middle innings.
The Hawks cameback in late innings with back-to-back
homers of Yoshinaga in vein]
At Koshien
Giants | 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Kuwata (4W 4L)
Sv: Kida (2W 2L 6S)
LP: Furumizo (1W 4L)
HR: G Kiyohara 13
[In the top of the 6th, Ogata grounded to second
baseman. Wada got it to make him out at the first
base... but it was called safe. After that
the Giants had momentam. After PH Yoshimura got
a sacrifice fly to go ahead, Kiyohara got a 3-run
homer off Itoh, which decided the game]
At Yokohama
Carp | 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 | 7
WP: Yokoyama (1W)
LP: Sasaoka (2W 4L 11S)
HR: C Nomura 6
YB Rose 13
[Tonight, the Bay Stars turned the game in late innings.
Haru got a game-ending 2-run hit to center field]
At Jingu
Dragons | 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 | 3
WP: Daitoh (2W 1L)
Sv: Sun (1W 21S)
LP: Masuda (1L)
HR: D Gomez 16
S Tatum 1
[Gomez got a game-winning 2-run homer in the 7th
inning. Tabata had to leave the mound at the end
of the 5th inning because he broke a blister]
At Chiba
BlueWave | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X | 3
WP: Sonokawa (2W 2L)
Sv: Kawamoto (3W 1L 13)
LP: Kaneda (1W 1L)
[Sonokawa and Kawamoto shut the Blue Wave out.
Kawamoto pitched the last three innings. It passed
long time since Sonokawa started and won]
At Tokyo Dome
Lions | 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 | 7
-----------+---------------------------+--
Fighters | 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 | 8
WP: Kurogi (2W 3L)
LP: Ishii, Taka. (7W 4L 9S)
Hd: L Ishii, Take. Hashimoto
HR: F Kataoka 10, Kataoka 11, Tanaka 13
[The Lions scored 7 run in the 7th inning with three walks
on bases loaded, bloop double of Ohtsuka and an error of
Ochiai. But the Fighters tied the game with a clutch hit
of Nakamura with two outs in the 9th inning. In the 10th,
the lead-off Tanaka got a game-ending homer and the Fighters
won]
At Koshien
BayStars | 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 2
WP: Nomura (6W 6L)
LP: Yabu (6W 7L)
HR: T Coles 3
[The Bay Stars scored 5 runs in 8th and 9th
to decide the game. The father of Sasaki,
the Bay Star closer, has passed away yesterday
so he missed the game. He says that he will
be back tomorrow, just after selemony would have
finished at Sendai in Tohoku]
At Jingu
Carp | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 2 0 2 0 4 0 3 3 X |14
WP: Yoshii (8W 4L)
LP: Kuroda (4W 3L)
HR: S Baba 2, Hosey 19, Baba 3, Hosey 20, Hosey 21
[The Swallows blew the Carp out. They have never lost the
2nd place team since June. Tonight, Hosey went 4 for 5, 3HR,
6RBI, and Baba went 3 for 3, 2HR, 5RBI. In the first inning,
they got back-to-back homers. In the 3rd, Baba got a 2-run shot,
in the 5th, Hosey got a 3-run homerun. Moreover, Yoshii
pitched a shutout game. They almost decide the season :-)]
At Sapporo
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Maeda (2W 10L)
Sv: Sun (1W 22S)
LP: Galvez (5W 8L)
HR: D Oto 1, Tatsunami 8
[Galvez pitched well, but in the top of the 6th, bases empty
with two outs, he allowed a runner with an error of SS Kawai.
The next batter, Oto, got a fly to deep left field, and
wind brought it to the stand. Galvez seemed to lose himself
at that time. Tatsunami homered to right-center field and
the Dragons went ahead. Sun didn't allow the Giants to comeback]
At Chiba
Hawks | 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 | 3
WP: Kudoh (7W 1L)
LP: Komiyama (5W 8L)
Hd: H Saitoh,Mi.
HR: M Satoh 2, Hori 4, Nimura 1
[Marine killer Hawks beated the Marines. Kudoh felt something
with his shoulder so he left the mound in the 6th inning, still
he got the 7th win]
At Nagoya Dome
Fighters | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-------------------------------+--
BlueWave | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
HR: F Tanaka 14
(Tie Game)
Pitchers:F Nishizaki-Shimazaki-Shimoyanagi-Nagadomi-Takahasi,K.-Kaneishi
BW Noda-Suzuki-Nomura
[Nishizaki has come back. He pitched well, but the Fighter
batters couldn't help him very much. The lead-off of the
Fighters Tanaka, who got a game-ending homerun in the previous
game, hit the first pitch, and batted ball has gone to the left
stand. After the 8th inning, the only hit in both teams was
an infield hit of Neel in the 9th inning]
At Osaka Dome
Lions | 1 0 3 1 5 0 0 1 0 |11
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 | 6
WP: Robert (3W 2L 5S)
LP: Koike (5W 5L)
HR: Bu Yamamoto 11
[The Lions scored 5 runs in 6 hits in the 5th. OTOH,
the Buffloes got 17 hits in total, but scored only 6 runs.
Actually, they grounded into double play five times]
At Jingu
Carp | 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 | 2
WP: Sawazaki (6W 2L)
LP: Yamamoto (3W 4L)
[Rookie Sawazaki stopped the Swallows. He pitched a
complete game for the first time. The Carp scored
3 runs off Kuroda in the 6th, and in the 7th, they
scored 2 runs off Bross]
At Sapporo
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X | 2
WP: Makihara (6W 5L)
Sv: Cho (1S)
LP: Yamamoto
HR: G Kiyohara 14
[Makihara allowed 4 hits in 8 innings. The Dragons had
chance of bases loaded with no outs in the top of the 8th,
but they only scored one with a sacrifice fly of Aikoh.
The Giants sent Cho in the 9th as a new closer. He threw
26 pitches against 4 batters, allowed one walk. His
control wasn't good]
At Chiba
Hawks | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X | 5
WP: Kuroki (5W 9L)
LP: Yoshitake (4W 1L)
HR: M Carreon 13
[The Marines stopped the losing streak against the Hawks.
The Marine batters sent Yoshitake, who won the monthly MVP in June,
to the locker room in early innings]
At Nagoya Dome
Fighters | 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2
WP: Gross (9W 3L)
LP: Hoshino (7W 4L)
HR: F Brooks 8
BW Ichiro 5
[The Fighters beated Fighter killer Hoshino. In the 4th,
Blue Wave 3B Donnels made two continous errors and the
game was decided]
At Osaka Dome
Lions | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 X | 4
WP: Takamura (3W 6L)
Sv: Ohtsuka (1W 2L 2S)
LP: Ishii, Taka. (7W 5L 9S)
Hd: L Hashimoto
HR: Bu Nakamura 11
[In the bottom of the 8th, Nakamura got a game-winning
2-run shot off Lion closer Ishii Takashi. Takamura
went to the end of the 8th to get his 3rd win]
At Nagoya Dome
Fighters | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave | 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X | 3
WP: Itoh (5W 3L)
Sv: Kobayashi (5W 8S)
LP: Sekine (2W 4L)
Hd: BW Suzuki
HR: F Wilson 20
BW Donnels 5
[Donnels played both good and bad. In the top of the 7th,
he made short throwing to first and the Blue Wave had
pinch of bases loaded with two outs. But Blue Wave starter
Itoh didn't allow to score. In the bottom of the same inning,
Donnels got a 2-run homerun to go ahead.
The Fighters came back in the last inning. Wilson got a 2-run
shot off lefty Nomura on runner first with no outs. But
Fighter batters couldn't score off Kobayashi]
At Osaka Dome
Lions | 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X | 5
WP: Kohda (6W 2L)
Sv: Akahori (4W 6L 10S)
LP: Mori,S. (1W 1L)
Hd: Bu Ohtsuka
[The Buffaloes beated the Lions. In the first inning, Yamamoto
singled to tie the game, Clark doubled to drive another run in.
In the top of the 9th inning, the Lions had chance of runners
on first and second with no outs. But the second runner PR
Narahara was pikced out by catcher: at least the umpire called so.
But Narahara protested very hard so he was ejected. After the
game was over, the Lion manager Higashio also protested the umpire,
and he made pysical contact with him, so he got a call of getting
out. I'm not sure, but press reported that Higashio kicked
the umpire after the umpire called it]
At Nagoya Dome
Tigers | 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 X | 4
WP: Murata (2W 2L)
Sv: Sun (1W 23S)
LP: Funaki (4L)
HR: T Hiyama 15, Hiratsuka 10
D Yamasaki 10
[In the top of the 7th, the Tigers had chance of
runners on second and third with one out. The
Dragons sent Sun to the mound. Coles flied out
to right field, and third runner Wada tagged up.
But RF Oto threw nice ball to the plate to get
Wada out]
At Fukuoka Dome
BlueWave | 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-------------------------------+--
Hawks | 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 4
WP: Okamoto (3W 4L 9S)
LP: Kobayashi (5W 1L 8S)
HR: BW Neel 17
H Kokubo 21, Iguchi 3
[Rookie Iguchi, who was the lead-off in the 12th inning,
got a game-ending homerun to left stand. Kobayashi relieved
in the bottom of the 6th inning, and he threw 91 pitches.
He said, "I got tired. How many pitched did I throw?"]
At Tokyo Dome
Buffaloes | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 X | 6
WP: Iwamoto (4W 3L 3S)
Sv: Kurogi (2W 3L 1S)
LP: Okamoto (4W 3L)
Hd: F Shimoyanagi
HR: F Taguchi 3
[Fighter catcher Taguchi, who hit 9th in the batting order,
got a 2-run homer in the second inning. Actually, he
had not get any hit since June 11. Now his average reached
at .200 line :-) Kurogi got his career first save, although
he lost one run]
At Nagoya Dome
Tigers | 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 X | 7
WP: Kadokura (6W 5L)
Sv: Sun (1W 24S)
LP: Takeuchi (5W 3L)
[The Tigers lost 5 games in a row. They scored 5 runs with
4 hits and 2 walks in the top of the 6th. In the top of the
7th, they had chance of runners on first and second with one
out, but Coles grounded into double play. Sun appeared at the
beginning of the 8th inning and he didn't allow any runners]
At Kushiro
Swallows | 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+---------------------------+--
BayStars | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 | 3
WP: Shimada (4W 4L 1S)
LP: Nonaka (1W 1L)
HR: YB Selby 4
[The Bay Stars won with a game-ending double by Suzuki.
Swallow starter Ishii went to the end of the 7th,
but at the beginning of the bottom of the 8th, the
Swallows sent a reliver, which changed momentam. PH
Selby homered off Yamauchi, and the Swallows again
changed the pitcher into Katoh, but Katoh gave up a
RBI single for Komada. In the bottom of the 10th,
after Haru singled, Suzuki doubled to win]
At Sapporo
Marines | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 1 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 X |10
WP: Nishiguchi (8W 2L)
LP: Dennis (2L)
HR: L Matsui 4
[The Lions beated the Marines. Nishiguchi, Taninaka and Denny
shut the Marines out. Matsui of the Lions went 4 for 5, got
1 HR, 2SB and 3 RBI.
The manager Higashio has been baned from three games because of
his violence against umpire. Narahara is also banned for this
game]
At Fukuoka Dome
BlueWave | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 2 1 4 0 4 0 1 X |12
WP: Wakatabe (6W 4L)
LP: Satoh (3W 2L)
HR: BW Ichiro 6, Fujii 8
H Yoshinaga 21, Yoshinaga 22, Kokubo 22, Yoshinaga 23
[The Hawks beated the Blue Wave. Yoshinaga went 4 for 5,
got 3HR, 3RBI. He now leads the league with HR.
Wakatabe pitched a complete game, which is the third CG
for him this season]
At Tokyo Dome
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 X | 5
WP: Imazeki (1W 3L)
LP: Yamasaki (3W 4L)
Hd: F Shimoyanagi
HR: F Tanaka 15, Kaneko 5
[Imazeki got his first win this season. Tanaka helped
him with a 3-run homer in the second inning]
At Nagoya Dome
Tigers | 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X | 7
WP: Nakayama (4W 2L)
LP: Furumizo (1W 5L)
HR: D Yamasaki 11
[The Tigers lost 6 games in a row. Moreover, Wada was hit
by Koike's pitch in the 3rd inning and he broke his left hand.
Tiger batters didn't score off Nakayama who relieved in the
5th inning]
At Obihiro
Swallows | 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars | 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 | 3
WP: Tabata (9W 2L)
Sv: Takatsu (2W 4L 3S)
LP: Fukumori (1W 1L)
HR: S Hosey 22
[Hosey got a 2-run shot in the first inning. Tabata
allowed 3 runs in the bottom of the 6th, but Takatsu
saved the Swallows]
At Hiroshima
Giants | 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Carp | 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 X | 7
WP: Sasaoka (3W 4L 11S)
LP: Iriki (4L 1S)
HR: C Nomura 7
[Nomura of the Carp got a 2-run shot off Kuwata to turn
the game over. But the Giant tied the game in the top
of the 7th inning, so Kuwata didn't lose :-) The Carp
had chance of bases loaded with two outs in the bottom
of the same inning when Ogata singled to left field to
drive two runs in. Sasaoka closed the game to win]
At Sapporo
Marines | 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 X | 6
WP: Taninaka (1W)
LP: Sonokawa (2W 3L)
Hd: L Ishii, Taka. Hashimoto
HR: L Kakiuchi 2
[The Lions again beated the Marines. Marine players
made bad fieldings and poor batting. Now the Lions
are in only one and half games behind of the Blue Wave]
At Fukuoka Dome
BlueWave | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 X | 4
WP: West (8W 3L)
Sv: Sakumoto (1W 4L 2S)
LP: Kaneda (1W 2L)
HR: H Yoshinaga 24
[Hawk pitchers, West-Saitoh Mitsugu-Sakumoto, shut
the Blue Wave out. Hawk hitters helped them in early
innings. Yoshinaga hit a line drive to right stand
in the 3rd inning. Now the Hawks won three games
in a row against the Blue Wave, so the Blue Wave leads
the Hawks, the 3rd place, by only two games]
At Tokyo Dome
Buffaloes | 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Fighters | 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 X 0 | 8
WP: Nishizaki (1W 1L)
LP: Milacki (2L)
Hd: F Nagatomi
HR: Bu Clark 8, Clark 9
F Wilson 21, Wilson 22
[Nishizaki has come back. Wilson got 2 homers
to help him. The Figters almost reach at the
.500 line]
At Jingu
Tigers | 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4
-----------+---------------------------------------+--
Swallows | 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4
HR: T Shinjyo 9
S Inaba 13, Ikeyama 11
(Tie Game)
Pitchers
T: Yabu-Yufune-Itoh-Yamazaki-Kasai-Tamura-Kawajiri
S: Yoshii-Hirota-Katoh-Takatsu-Yamamoto
[Shinjyo got a 2-run homerun with two outs in the
top of the 9th so the game got into extra innings.
The Swallows had many chances to win, but Tiger
pitchers didn't allow to score]
At Tokyo Dome
BayStars | 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Miura (2W 3L)
Sv: Sasaki (3W 18S)
LP: Galvez (5W 9L)
[In the bottom of the 6th, Ishii doubled to right-center
field when runners were on first and second with no outs.
The second runner Kawai had come back to second base to
tag up so his jump was quite bad. As a result, the first
runner Matsui was thrown out at the plate, 1 sec. later
than Kawai scored :-) After that inning, the Giants had
no runners]
At Nagoya Dome
Carp | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 X | 5
WP: Yamamoto (11W 3L)
LP: Kuroda (4W 4L)
HR: D Gomez 17, Yamasaki 12
[The Dragons beated the Carp. Gomez got a homer
in the second inning, and in the 3rd, Yamasaki got
a 3-run homerun. Yamamoto not only pitched a shutout
game but also he got his career 1000 strikeout]
At Chiba
Fighters | 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------------+--
Marines | 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 3
WP: Kawamoto (4W 1L 13S)
LP: Kurogi (2W 4L 1S)
[Fukuura got a game-ending base hit to left field
on bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th inning]
At Osaka Dome
BlueWave | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 X | 5
WP: Akahori (5W 6L 10S)
Sv: Ohtsuka (1W 2L 3S)
LP: Nomura (4W 3L 6S)
HR: Bu Clark 10
[Closers in both teams were too bad. In the top of the 8th
inning, the Blue Wave scored 2 runs off Akahori with his
wild pitch and a drug bunt. In the bottom of the same inning,
Nomura gave up 3 runs with 5 hits. In the top of the 9th,
Ohtsuka gave up two continous walk with no outs, and he
allowed 2 runs. In the end the Blue Wave lost, and the Pacific
League becomes really hot]
At Fukuoka Dome
Lions | 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
WP: Toyoda (8W 2L)
LP: Kudoh (7W 2L)
HR: L Kakiuchi 3
H Kokubo 23
[The Lions beated the hot team, the Hawks. Toyoda
pitched a complete game. While they are missing
the manager Higashio, they almost catch up with
the Blue Wave]
At Jingu
Tigers | 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 7 1 |13
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 1 0 1 3 1 4 2 0 |12
WP: Yufune (4W 3L)
Sv: Tamura (1L 7S)
LP: Masuda (2L)
HR: T Hiyama 16, Yamada 1
S Tatum 2, Inaba 14
[The Tigers finally won against the Swallows.
In the bottom of the first inning, Furuta was hit by pitch
and he was ejected. No damage to his bone, but he can't
swing for a while. In the top of the third inning, the Tigers
had chance of bases loaded with two outs when Hiyama appeared.
He flied to catcher, but Noguchi didn't get it. After that
Hiyama homered. In the top of the 8th, the Tigers made great
comeback to turn the game over, but in the bottom of the same
inning, Inaba got a 2-run homerun off Yufune to tie the game.
In the top of the 9th, catcher Yamada got a game-winning homerun
to left stand, and the Tigers stopped the losing streak]
At Tokyo Dome
BayStars | 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 | 9
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 | 4
WP: Igarashi (1W)
Sv: Sekiguchi (3W 3L 1S)
LP: Iriki (5L 1S)
HR: YB Saeki 3, Komada 7
G Motoki 3, Matsui 23, Yoshimura 1
[The Bay star hitters showed thier power in middle innings.
In the top of the 5th, they sent Okajima, the Giant starter,
back to the dagout scoring 3 runs, so Iriki relieved him.
Saeki got a 2-run homerun to turn the game. In the 6th,
the Giants sent Cho to the mound, but Komada got off him
a grand slam, which was his career 10th grand slam, to
decide the game]
At Nagoya Dome
Carp | 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1
WP: Sawazaki (7W 2L)
LP: Maeda (2W 11L)
HR: C Maeda 6
D Yamasaki 13
[The Carp batters gathered 4 hits in the first inning
to go ahead. Sawazaki pitched very well, and he almost
pitched a shutout game. He was removed when he gave up
a homerun against Yasamasaki, the lead-off of the last
inning. Sawazaki has proved that he has worth to be
selected in the all-star team]
At Chiba
Fighters | 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Sekine (3W 4L)
Sv: Shimazaki (3W 4L 7S)
LP: Kuroki (5W 10L)
Hd: F Nagatomi Takahashi,N.
HR: F Ueda 2
[In the top of the 6th, Kataoka flied to infield.
But strong wind confused 1B Fukuura, who is new
Major player, and he couldn't get it. After the
situation has changed into bases loaded with two outs,
Brooks doubled near the right foul line and all
base runners scored. Kuroki pitched a complete game
to lose with 179 pitches]
At Osaka Dome
BlueWave | 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X | 7
WP: Takamura (4W 6L)
Sv: Akahori (5W 6L 11S)
LP: Hoshino (7W 5L)
Hd: Bu Sano
HR: BW Fujii 9
[In the bottom of the first inning, the Buffaloes had
chance of bases loaded with two outs after Rhodes singled
to tie the game. Nakamura grounded to thirdbaseman, but
3B Donells made an error. After that, Furukubo doubled,
Ohmura singled, so the Buffaloes scored 6 runs.
Moreover, Ichiro was hit by pitch in the 5th inning and
he was ejected. The ball hit his right ankle and his
bone is fine, but he might not play tomorrow. The Blue
Wave now go down from the top]
At Fukuoka Dome
Lions | 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
WP: Shiozaki (5W 5L)
LP: Yoshitake (4W 2L)
HR: L Sasaki 6
H Yoshinaga 25
[The Lion batters got 4 hits in the 4th inning to knock
Yoshitake out. Shiozaki went to the end of the 8th
allowing only one run. The Lions now stand at the
top since June 7th, because the Blue Wave lost]
At Tokyo Dome
BayStars | 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 X | 8
WP: Makihara (7W 5L)
LP: Tokano (6W 3L)
HR: G Hirosawa 13, Shimizu 5, Matsui 24, Shimizu 6
[Shimizu of the Giant, who hit the lead-off today, went
4 for 5, 2HR and 3RBI. In the top of the first inning,
the Bay Stars had chance of bases loaded with one out,
but they couldn't score. In the bottom of the same inning,
Hirosawa got a 2-run homerun after the Bay Stars made two
errors to gave up 2 runs]
At Nagoya Dome
Carp | 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 4 |14
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Ohno (7W 2L)
LP: Murata (2W 3L)
HR: C Maeda 7, Lopez 14, Kanemoto 21, Ogata 9, Lopez 15
[The Carp again decided the game in early innings.
Lopez went 4 for 6, 2HR, 2doubles, 5RBI. It has turned
out that Etoh has injured on his right ankle. So he
will be missed for several weeks. It might be lucky for
the Carp that there is all-star break in next week]
At Osaka Dome
BlueWave | 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 X | 7
WP: Okamoto (5W 3L)
Sv: Akahori (5W 6L 12S)
LP: Fraser (4W 5L)
Hd: Bu Sano
HR: Bu Rhodes 11, Rhodes 12, Clark 11
[The Blue Wave lost 6 games in a row. The Buffaloes
went ahead with two homers of Rhodes or so in early innings.
The Blue Wave came back in the 7th, but Akahori broke
their momemtum. Ichiro, who was ejected yesterday because
of HBP, started today, but he made an error in the first inning,
and couldn't get any hit. Besides, he was again hit by pitch
on his back in the 7th inning. Of course, he got angry but
there was no fight :-)]
At Koshien
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
WP: Kadokura (7W 5L)
Sv: Sun (1W 25S)
LP: Takeuchi (5W 4L)
[Kadokura went to the 9th inning but Sun relieved him on
bases loaded with two outs. He got a save, throwing only
one pitch, which Yagi hit and flied out to right fielder]
At Yokohama
Carp | 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars | 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 X | 8
WP: Fukumori (2W 1L)
LP: Yamauchi (5W 5L)
HR: C Maeda 8
[The Bay Stars scored 6 runs off Yamauchi and Azuse with
6 hits and 2 walks. They got 11 hits in total, but 9
of which were singles. They can come back to .500 line
if they win the next game]
At Jingu
Giants | 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 X | 5
WP: Ishii,K. (4W 1L)
Sv: Katoh (3W 5S)
LP: Saitoh,M. (3W 4L)
HR: S Ikeyama 12, Inaba 15
[Nagashima put Nishi into the lead-off and left field, but
he has never fielded in left field. But his decision went
wrong: in the bottom of the 4th, just after Saitoh doubled
on bases loaded to drive 3 runs in, Hosey flied deep left
field. Nishi jumped at the wall but couldn't get it although
the ball hit his glove. After Furuta singled to drive
Hosey in, Ikeyama got almost the same fly as Hosey. Nishi
again jumped at the wall, but the ball hit the wall. Bad thing
was that the ball got through CF Matsui, and Ikeyama himself
scored. The Swallows got momentum and Furuta singled to go
ahead in the 6th, and Inaba homered to decide the game in the 8th]
At Chiba
Hawks | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Marines | 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 X | 5
WP: Yabuta (2W 5L)
Sv: Kawamoto (4W 1L 14S)
LP: Takeda (4W 3L)
Hd: M Yoshida
HR: H Iguchi 4
[The Marines beated the "Marine-killer" Hawks. The Hawks
now lost 3 games in a row]
At Kobe
Fighters | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave | 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 X | 4
WP: Itoh (6W 3L)
Sv: Kobayashi (5W 1L 9S)
LP: Nishizaki (1W 2L)
Hd: BW Suzuki
HR: BW Neel 18
[The Blue Wave stopped the losing streak. In the 2nd
inning, they scored 3 runs with 3 hits and 2 walks.
Blue Wave pitchers keep the lead to win]
At Osaka Dome
Lions | 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Nishiguchi (9W 2L)
LP: Kohda (6W 3L)
HR: Bu Rhodes 13
[Nishiguchi pitched a complete game to get his 9th win.
The Lions gathered 9 hits from 6th through 8th innings to
turn the game]
At Sagamihara
All Western| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
All Eastern| 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
(Junior All Star game)
[Kurano of the Hawks, who pitched for the last two innings
and didn't allow any runners, won the MVP]
At Koshien
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X | 6
WP: Yufune (5W 3L)
LP: Koike (3W 5L)
HR: D Powell 12
[Yufune pitched a complete game. He almost pitched
a shutout game, but Powell got a 2-run homer in the
last inning with two outs]
At Yokohama
Carp | 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 1
WP: Kuroda (5W 4L)
LP: Mahomes (1L)
HR: C Lopez 16
[Carp rookie Kuroda pitched a complite game. He and Sawazaki
are now in hot race of the rookie of the year. Mahomes of the
Bay Stars pitched well, but he gave up a 2-run homer against
to be the losing pitcher]
At Jingu
Giants | 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 | 4
WP: Kuwata (5W 4L)
Sv: Kida (2W 2L 7S)
LP: Tabata (9W 3L)
HR: G Matsui 25, Kiyohara 15
S Tsuji 2, Ono 1
[The Giants beated the Swallows. Matsui got a 2-run homer
in the first inning, and in the 7th inning, Kiyohara got
a 3-run homer to decide the game. FYI, a Swallow rookie
Ono homered at his first atbat in the bottom of the 9th]
At Chiba
Hawks | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 | 5
-----------+---------------------------+--
Marines | 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 | 6
WP: Narimoto (1W)
LP: Okamoto (3W 5L 9S)
[The Hawks turned the game in the 8th with 5 hits and an error
of Hori. But in the bottom of the 9th, Hori singled to drive
2 runs in after an fielder's choice. In the 10th, Nimura got
a game-ending hit to left field]
At Kobe
Fighters | 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave | 0 5 1 0 5 2 1 0 X |14
WP: Ogura (1W)
LP: Gross (9W 4L)
Hd: BW Kobayashi
HR: F Brooks 9
BW Donnels 6, Ichiro 7, Ichiro 8
[The Blue Wave beated the Fighters. In the top of the
5th inning, Ohgi changed pitcher Hoshino into Kobayashi
when runners were on first and scond with two outs and
Ochiai appeared. As a result, Ogura, who was moved from
the Swallows this season, got his career first win :-)
Ichiro got a grand slam in the bottom of the 5th to decide
the game. The homer was the first hit since he was hit by
pitch on his foot. He also homered in the 6th]
At Osaka Dome
Lions | 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 X | 5
WP: Ohtsuka (2W 2L 3S)
LP: Taninaka (1W 1L)
[Watanabe Hisanobu, who started for the Lions, was bad.
Actually his pitching was not very bad, but he made
one error and an wild pitch: in the first inning, he
made bad throwing on pick-off and allowed two runners
to score. In the second inning, his wild pitch allowed
third runner to score. Moreover, in the top of the 7th,
runners were on first and second with no outs when Suzuki
flied out to right field. The first runner Martinez
tried to second base, but he was thrown out]
At Koshien
Dragons | 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
WP: Yamamoto (12W 3L)
Sv: Sun (1W 26S)
LP: Yabu (6W 8L)
HR: D Tatsunami 9
T Hiratsuka 11
[Sun again beated the Tigers. He appeared at the beginning
of the bottom of the 8th, and he gave up a single against
Sekikawa, but the next batter Shinjyo grounded into double
play to help Sun :-) After that Sun didn't allow any runners]
At Yokohama
Carp | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
BayStars | 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 X | 5
WP: Miura (3W 3L)
LP: Sawazaki (7W 3L)
HR: YB Tanishige 8
[The Bay Stars are now very hot. In the 5th, they scored
4 runs with 4 hits, three of which were doubles]
At Jingu
Giants | 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 3
WP: Galvez (6W 9L)
Sv: Cho (2S)
LP: Yoshii (8W 5L)
HR: S Kobayakawa 8
[The Giants beated the Swallows. In the top of the 6th,
Ishii got a clutch hit on bases loaded with two outs just
after Matsui got an intentional walk. In the bottom of
the 9th, Galvez allowed three singles in a row so the
Swallows had chance of runners on first and second with
one out, 3-4 for the Swallows. Nagashima sent Cho to the
mound, and he managed to get two men grounded out]
At Kobe
Fighters | 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
BlueWave | 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 2
WP: Shimoyanagi (8W 2L)
Sv: Shimazaki (3W 4L 8S)
LP: Noda (4W 3L)
Hd: F Kurogi Takahashi,N.
[The Blue Wave made many errors and boneheads to lose.
Since the Lions lost too, they get into All-Star break,
keeping the top]
At Osaka Dome
Lions | 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 X | 8
WP: Koike (6W 5L)
Sv: Akahori (5W 6L 13S)
LP: Toyoda (8W 3L)
Hd: Bu Okamoto
HR: Bu Suzuki 7, Clark 12, Furukubo 2
[The Buffaloes defeated the Lions. Lion starter Toyoda
was too bad. It was too bad that LOB of the Lions was 14]
At Osaka Dome
All Central| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
-----------+-----------------------+--
All Pacific| 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 X | 5
WP: Komiyama(Marines) 1W
LP: Yabu (Tigers) 1L
MVP: Matsui Kazuo (Lions)
VP: Yoshinaga (Hawks), Kudoh(Hawks), Komiyama(Marines), Ohno(Carp)
[The All Pacific blew out the All Central. Matsui of the Lions
(not the Giants) went 3 for 5 and got 4 stolen bases, which has
become the new record of the all-star games (SB in a game).
He stole second and third both in the 3rd and the 5th against
bazooka catcher Furuta. Yoshinaga of the Hawks drove 2 runs in
so Matsui and Yoshinaga had hot race of winning MVP: Yoshinaga
said that he tried to hit a homerun in his third atbat. But he
only got a pop fly. Actually he broke the bat after he finished
swinging: he swang so hard that he carried the bat all the way
around and the bat hit the ground. He really wanted a homer :-)]
Score book
All Star Game 1 at Osaka Dome
All Central | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
All Pacific | 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 X | 5
Batting AC
PaAb r hBi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Nomura(C) ss 3 3 0 1 0 8 K S9
Kuji (T) ss 1 1 0 0 0 K
Ishii,T.(YB) 3b 4 4 0 0 0 8 7 K (SB;1-2)K
Furuta(S) c 3 3 0 0 0 K 43 K
Tanishige(YB)c 1 1 0 0 0 K
Matsui(G) rf,cf 4 4 0 1 0 K S9 33 7
Rose (YB) 2b 3 3 0 0 0 K 63 (*a)- 9
Suzuki,T.(YB)ph 1 1 0 0 0 43
Hosey (S) dh 4 2 0 1 0 3f W S8 W
Kiyohara(G) 1b 2 1 0 1 0 S8 HP
Komada(YB) 1b 2 2 0 0 0 (SB;1-2)K 63
Kanemoto(C) lf 2 2 0 0 0 - 64 K
Hiratsuka(T)ph,lf 1 1 0 0 0 53
Shinjyo (T) cf 2 2 0 0 0 K 543dp
Hiyama (T) rf 1 1 0 1 0 S8
Pitching AC
IP BF Ptcs R ER
Ohno(C) 2 9 31 0 0
L Yabu(T) 2 9 40 2 2
Sawazaki(C) 2 12 50 2 2
Tabata(S) 2 8 27 1 1
Misc. AC
LOB: 7
DP: 3
Batting AP
PaAb r hBi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ichiro(BW) rf 5 5 0 2 1 3ge 7 5f S8(2-H) S7(2-3)
Matsui(L) ss 5 5 2 3 0 543dp S7 S8 S7(1-2) 463dp
Tanaka(F) 3b 0 0 0 0 0
Kokubo(H) 2b 4 4 0 2 0 S9 (SB;1-2)K (SB;1-2)3f S7(2-Hx72)
Yoshinaga(H) dh 4 4 0 2 2 3f (SB;2-3)D8(3-H) (SB;2-3)S7(3-H) 5
Rhodes(Bu) lf 4 4 1 2 0 33 (*a)- S8 S7(1-2) K
Suzuki,K.(L) 1b 3 2 0 1 0 S9 W K
Takagi, T.(L)1b 1 1 0 0 0 8
Kataoka(F) 3b 3 3 1 2 0 K S7(*b) D9
Akiyama(H) ph 1 1 0 1 0 S7
Kosaka(M) pr,ss 0 0 1 0 0
Johjima(H) c 2 2 0 1 0 S9 K
Itoh (L) c 2 2 0 1 1 53 (SB;1-2)D2(2-H)
Taguchi(BW) cf 2 1 0 0 1 54 sf9(*c)
Ochiai(F) ph 1 1 0 0 0 63
Ide (F) cf 1 1 0 0 0 2f
Pitching AP
IP BF Ptcs R ER
Kudoh(H) 2 6 32 0 0
W Komiyama(M) 3 12 54 0 0
Kohda(Bu) 1 4 17 0 0
Kawamoto(M) 2 8 36 0 0
Kobayashi(BW) 1 4 14 0 0
Misc. AP
LOB: 9
DP: 1
At Jingu
All Pacific| 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
All Central| 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 X | 6
WP: Yamamoto(D) 1W
Sv: Sun(D) 1S
LP: Nishiguchi(L) 1L
HR: AC Kiyohara(G) 1, Matsui(G) 1, Kiyohara(G) 2
MVP: Kiyohara Kazuhiro(G)
VP: Matsui(G), Yamamoto(D), Hosey(S), Ichiro(BW)
[Tonight the All Central team has defeated the All Pacific team.
Kiyohara got back-to-back homers to win the MVP. Matsui of the
Giants, not the Lions, got his first homerun in all star games.
Hosey of the Swallows showed his speed, stealing second base and
third base in the second inning. Oh, Matsui of the Lions again
got a stolen base against P Kuwata and C Furuta, although Kuwata
tried to pick him off twice. Matsui said that he had good jump
because Kuwata threw twice, so no more pick off play. OTOH,
Furuta said that he would caught him in the next all star game.
Furuta didn't make Kuwata pitch out to catch Matsui]
Score Book
Batting AP
PaAb r hBi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ochiai(F) dh 1 1 0 0 0 K (*a) (*b)
Akiyama(H) ph,dh 2 2 0 0 0 2f 8
Kokubo(H) ph,dh 1 1 0 0 0 K
Matsui(L) ss 4 4 1 1 0 K 7 S8 5
Rhodes(Bu) lf 4 4 0 1 1 43 9 (*c)D7(2-H) 63
Ichiro(BW) rf 4 4 1 2 0 K S8 63(2-3) S6
Tanaka(F) 2b 4 3 1 1 1 53 D8(1-H) W (SB;1-2)1
Kataoka(F) 3b 3 3 0 1 1 63 D9(2-H) K
Yoshinaga(H)ph 1 1 0 0 0 (SB;2-3)4
Suzuki,K.(L) 1b 3 3 0 0 0 7 13(2-3) 8
Taguchi(BW) cf 1 1 0 0 0 8
Ide(F) cf 2 2 0 0 0 8 K
Takagi,T.(L)ph,1b 1 1 0 0 0 K
Itoh(L) c 1 1 0 0 0 9
Johjima(H) ph,c 2 2 0 0 0 33 8
*a:RF Hiyama
*b:LF Suzuki
*c:SB;1-2
Pitching AP
IP BF Ptcs R ER
L Nishiguchi(L) 2 8 37 2 2
Gross(F) 2 9 28 3 3
Hoshino(BW) 1 3 10 0 0
Toyoda(L) 1 4 14 0 0
Nomura(BW) 1 3 8 0 0
Ishii,Taka.(L)0.1 2 5 1 1
Shimoyanagi(F)0.2 5 21 0 0
Misc. AP
LOB: 4, DP: 1
Batting AC
PaAb r hBi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Inaba(S) rf 2 2 0 0 0 63 3L(3dp)
Hiyama(T) rf,lf 2 2 1 1 0 K S8
Tatsunami(D) 2b 4 4 0 0 0 K 43 9 8
Furuta(S) c 2 2 0 0 0 63 4L
Komada(YB) ph 1 1 0 0 0 3L
Tanishige(YB)c 1 0 0 0 0 W(1-2)
Matsui(G) cf,rf 4 4 1 3 2 8 H9 S9 S7(2-H,1-2)
Hosey(S) dh 4 4 0 2 0 S9 31 K(SB;1-2) S8(2-3,1-2)
Rose(YB) 3b 1 1 1 0 0 (*a)42
Haru(YB) pr,3b 3 3 1 1 0 S7 7 3
Nomura(C) ss 0 0 0 0 0
Kiyohara(G) 1b 4 4 2 2 4 H7(1-H) H7(1-H) 9 K
Kanemoto(C) lf 2 2 0 0 0 K K
Suzuki,T.(YB)lf 1 1 0 0 0 13
Shinjyo(T) cf 0 0 0 0 0
Kuji(T) ss 1 0 0 0 0 W
Hiratsuka(T)ph 1 1 0 0 0 2f
Ishii,T.(YB)ss,3b 1 1 0 0 0 7
*a: SB;1-2,SB;2-3
Pitching AC
IP BF Ptcs R ER
W Yamamoto 2 6 22 0 0
Yoshii 3 12 30 2 2
Kuwata 1 6 27 1 1
Yamauchi 1 3 15 0 0
Sasaki 1 3 9 0 0
Sun 1 4 15 0 0
Misc. AC
LOB:4, DP:0
At Fukuoka Dome
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 1
-----------+---------------------------+--
Hawks | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 | 2
WP: Sakumoto (2W 4L 2S)
LP: Ohtsuka (2W 3L 3S)
HR: Bu Mizuguchi 4
[Both starters, Kudoh and Okamoto, pitched well. Ohmichi
of the Hawks got two clutch hits in the 8th and 10th to
lead the team to win. In the bottom of the 10th, Johjima
doubled to right-center field when bases were empty with
one out. He stole third base without sign when Iguchi
was in batting box. After Iguchi walked, Ohmichi got a
game-ending single to center field]
The other games were rained out. A typhoon is comming up to
Japan. The game at Nagoya Dome was also canceled because
the Typhoon might stop public transportation at night.
At Koshien
BayStars | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 3
WP: Yufune (6W 3L)
Sv: Tamura (1L 8S)
LP: Mahomes (2L)
HR: YB Suzuki,T. 13
T Hiratsuka 12
[The Tigers won the game in rain. Yufune went to the 8th inning
allowing only one run. Hiratsuka got a 2-run homerun in the 2nd
and Shinjyo got a RBI hit in the 4th]
At Jingu
Carp | 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 4 X |11
WP: Ishii,K. (5W 1L)
LP: Kuroda (5W 5L)
HR: S Inaba 16, Hosey 23, Inaba 17
[The Swallows defeated the Carp. In the bottom of
the 4th, two men on with two outs, Baba doulbed to
drive 2 runs in. The next batter Hosey got a 2-run
homerun to decide the game]
At Nagoya Dome
Giants | 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 2 0 2 1 0 5 2 X |12
WP: Kadokura (8W 5L)
LP: Makihara (7W 6L)
HR: D Gomez 18
[kadokura successed back-to-back suicide squeeze bunt play
in the 2nd and the 4th to help himself. Kiyohara went
1 for 4, but he couldn't get any hit in clutch so in his
final actbat, the Giant fans didn't root for him at all.
And he struck out]
At Seibu
Fighters | 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 1
WP: Nishizaki (2W 2)
LP: Ishii, Take. (2W 3L)
HR: F Kataoka 12
[Kataoka got a 3-run homerun off Denny in the 7th.
Nishizaki, who was hit on his leg by batted ball
in the 2nd inning, went to the end of the 7th
to get his 2nd win]
The game at Kobe was rained out.
At Fukuoka Dome
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X | 3
WP: Yoshitake (5W 2L)
Sv: Okamoto (3W 5L 10S)
LP: Sakai (1L)
Hd: H Saitoh,Mi. Sakumoto Yoshida,S.
HR: Bu Rhodes 14
[The Hawk pitchers kept the lead to win. Now they are
only 2 games behind of the top]
At Jingu
Carp | 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Swallows | 0 2 0 0 0 7 1 0 X |10
WP: Takatsu (3W 4L 3S)
LP: Yokoyama (6W 5L)
HR: C Maeda 9, Ogata 10
S Tatum 3
[Yokoyama of the Carp, who appeared in the 6th inning,
was too bad. The Swallows went 2-0 in this series
against the Carp, the second place team. Ohno started
for the Carp, but he was hit on his right knee by batted
ball in the first inning: he was ejected at the end of
the first inning. Nothing serious, I hear]
At Nagoya Dome
Giants | 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 X | 5
WP: Yamamoto (13W 3L)
Sv: Sun (1W 27S)
LP: Saitoh,M. (3W 5L)
HR: G Kiyohara 16
[Saitoh was good till the end of the 6th, but
bad in 6th and 7th. Now Sun finally tied with
the Central league record of the longest save-point
streak: He has gotten save-points (save or relief-win)
in continuous 17 games. Japanese record is 21 by
Akahori]
At Seibu
Fighters | 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 | 4
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 X | 8
WP: Shiozaki (6W 5L)
LP: Shimoyanagi (8W 3L)
HR: F Wilson 23, Kataoka 13
L Sasaki 7
[The Lions defeated the Fighters with 16 hits. Now the Lions
stand no games behind of the Blue Wave: Both teams are going
to have three games at Seibu from July 29 through 31]
All three games at Kobe scheduled from July 26 through 28 were
rained out.
At Fukuoka Dome
Buffaloes | 0 0 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 |10
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 1 0 5 0 0 5 4 3 X |18
WP: Jose (1W 2L 1S)
LP: Ohtsuka (2W 4L 3S)
Hd: H Saitoh,Mi. Sakumoto
HR: Bu Clark 13
[The Hawks got 21 hits to beat the Buffaloes.
In the bottom of the 6th, the Buffaloes had
to send five pitchers]
At Nagoya Dome
BayStars | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 1
WP: Igarashi (2W)
Sv: Sasaki (3W 19S)
LP: Nakayama (4W 3L)
HR: YB Ishii,T. 7
D Yamasaki 14
[Miura of the Bay Stars didn't allow any hits till the end of
the 5th, but Oya, the Bay Star manager, sent PH for him
in the top of the 6th when bases were loaded with one out.
A Bay Star reliever gave up a homerun against Yamasaki in the
7th, so Miura couldn't be even a winning pitcher. Nevertheless,
the Bay Stars won with an error of Nakayama (bad throwing to
first on pick-off play) and they now stand in the third place]
At Tokyo Dome
Carp | 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | 3
WP: Sawazaki (8W 3L)
LP: Galvez (6W 10L)
HR: G Kiyohara 17, Matsui 26
[Sawazaki played very well in both pitching and hitting.
He almost pitched a complete game, but Sasaoka relieved
him in the top of the 9th inning with one out and runners
on first and second. He also singled in the 7th on bases
loaded with one out to get a game-winning RBI]
At Fukuoka Dome
Marines | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 | 8
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 | 6
WP: Kawamoto (5W 1L 14S)
LP: Yoshida,S. (3W 2L 2S)
HR: M Thompson 7
H Ohmichi 3
[Hawk relievers were too bad. Takeda started for
the Hawks and he went to the end of the 7th. In the
8th, the Marines cameback: they got 7 hits to score 5
runs against Yoshida and Okamoto]
At Seibu
BlueWave | 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 | 7
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
WP: Itoh (7W 3L)
LP: Nishiguchi (9W 3L)
Hd: BW Kobayashi
HR: BW Donnels 7, Fujii 10, Fujii 11
[The Blue Wave decided the game in the first inning.
Ichiro got a sacrifice fly to go ahead. Donnels
got a 2-run shot to right stand, and Fujii followed
him to hit a homerun]
At Osaka Dome
Fighters | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 1
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 X | 8
WP: Koike (7W 5L)
LP: Gross (9W 5L)
HR: F
Bu Rhodes 15, Matoyama 2, Nakamura 12
[The Buffaloes defeated the Fighters. Rhodes went 3 for
3 (one intentional walk), got 2 RBI. Koike pitched a
complete game. Fighter relivers were bad]
At Koshien
Swallows | 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 1
WP: Yoshii (9W 5L)
Sv: Takatsu (3W 4L 4S)
LP: Takeuchi (5W 5L)
[Tiger killer Yoshii again defeated the Tigers.
He had to remove the mound in the 8th inning because of
pain on his left leg, but he won. The Tigers came back
against Takatsu to have chance of bases loaded with no
outs in the 8th, but they could score only one run]
At Nagoya Dome
BayStars | 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Dragons | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1
WP: Fukumori (3W 1L)
Sv: Sasaki (3W 20S)
LP: Koike (3W 6L)
HR: YB Haru 8
[Haru got a game-winning two-run homerun in the 7th.
The Bay Stars have finally come back to the .500 line.
They went 13-5 in this month, so if they keep this pace
till the end of the season, they might clinch the pennant :-)]
At Tokyo Dome
Carp | 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 | 2
-----------+-----------------------+--
Giants | 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 X | 9
WP: Kuwata (6W 4L)
Sv: Cho (3S)
LP: Yamauchi (5W 6L)
HR: C Lopez 17
G Hirosawa 14, Kiyohara 18
[The Giants beated the Carp tonight. In the 4th, Hirosawa
and Kiyohara got back-to-back homeruns. Kiyohara's shot
went over the ad board on left stand, so it went over 140m.
In the 8th, Giant hitters got 6 hits in a row to decide the game.
Yamauchi, a third-year player, finally lost against the Giants]
At Fukuoka Dome
Marines | 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 | 6
-----------+-----------------------+--
Hawks | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 1
WP: Komiyama (6W 8L)
LP: Wakatabe (6W 5L)
HR: M Tachikawa 4
H Johjima 9
[The Hawks lost again. The Marines got 14 hits to defeat
the Hawks. The Marines sent Yoshida when Komiyama gave
up a homerun against Johjima, and in the 9th they sent
Kawamoto who didn't allow any runners]
At Fujiidera
Fighters | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X | 6
WP: Kohda (7W 3L)
Sv: Sano (1W 4L 5S)
LP: Sekine (3W 5L)
HR: F Wilson 24, Wilson 25
Bu Nakamura 13
[The Buffaloes beated the Fighters. Fighter starter
Sekine was too bad. Wilson of the Fighers went 4 for 4
and got 2 HR to be a co-leader with homeruns (the other
co-leader is Yoshinaga of the Hawks)]
At Koshien
Swallows | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Tigers | 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 X | 7
WP: Nakagomi (3W 4L)
LP: Bross (7W 5L)
[The Tigers beated the Swallows. In the first inning,
Hoshino singled to drive 2 runs in. In the 4th,
rookie Imaoka tripled to drive two runs in. In the 7th,
Shinjyo tripled to drive two runs in. As for the Swallows,
Itoh Tomohito, who had injured, has come back. I don't
know if he can pitch as what he was, but anyway he can pitch now]
At Seibu
BlueWave | 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 | 3
-----------+-----------------------+--
Lions | 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
WP: Hoshino (8W 5L)
LP: Toyoda (8W 4L)
HR: BW Ogawa 7
[The Blue Wave beated the Lions, and now lead by
2 games. In the top of the 9th inning, the
lead-off of this inning, Tani, walked. After
a sacrifice bunt, Miwa doubled to left-center
field]
At Fujiidera
Fighters | 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 | 5
-----------+-----------------------+--
Buffaloes | 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 X | 6
WP: Ohtsuka (3W 4L 3S)
LP: Iwamoto (4W 4L 3S)
HR: F Kaneko 6
Bu Clark 14, Rhodes 16
[The Buffaloes turned the game over with two homers.
In the 4th, Clark got a 3-run homer and in the 6th
Rhodes got a game-winning 2-run homerun. There was
a silly play in the bottom of the 8th, which decided
the game in the end: runners were on second and third
with 1 out. The Fighters intended to walk batter, so
Pitcher Kurogi started to pitch when the umpire-in-chief
moved his body. Kurogi stopped pitching, so balk is
called, and third runner scored]