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Japan Series Game 1: Everything Went (Almost) Perfectly!

Japan Series Game 1: Everything Went (Almost) Perfectly!

It’s always a little alarming when people start talking about a perfect game before it’s half over, but Shoki Murakami was dealing. No one reached base against him through four innings, conjuring up images of his first start in 2023 against the Yomiuri Giants (April 12, 7 perfect innings). The perfect game vanished against the…

Games 68-70 vs Dragons: First Series Win in AGES!

Games 68-70 vs Dragons: First Series Win in AGES!

To say the Tigers were in a slump was an understatement. Ever since that Monday make-up game against the Chiba Lotte Marines on June 5, the team found itself unable to put together a three-game series win: they dropped 2 of 3 to the Eagles, Fighters, Buffaloes and Hawks, before getting swept by the Baystars…

Games 9-11 @ Giants: Neuse and a Near Perfecto

Games 9-11 @ Giants: Neuse and a Near Perfecto

Let’s just forget about what happened on Tuesday, shall we? OK, just one sentence. It was our fourth straight game of putting up just a single run. And Wednesday, we were close to doing the same, as it took until extra innings for our run total to break the barrier. On Thursday, the bats finally…

Games 90-91 @ Carp: Costly Outfield Errors

Games 90-91 @ Carp: Costly Outfield Errors

After a Tuesday rainout, the Tigers prepared themselves to continue to defy the odds. Dating back to the 2020 season, they have now won 11 straight games that immediately follow rainouts. (The Carp have also lost six straight in such situations.) Well, it looked like a series sweep until a few lucky hits and a…

Game 2 vs. Swallows: Bats Stay Cold…

Game 2 vs. Swallows: Bats Stay Cold…

Yesterday after the fourth inning, the Tigers managed just one hit, and that lack of production hurt as the bullpen imploded. Today, the batting woes continued, with just a double and single in nine innings of hard-to-watch baseball. That’s being a bit harsh, actually. Ippei Ogawa was splendid for five innings. Two relievers (Taiki Ono…

Fan Appreciation Day @ Koshien

Fan Appreciation Day @ Koshien

More fans showed up at Koshien Stadium yesterday than on many days on which the Tigers hosted a baseball game. The reason: the team’s annual Fan Appreciation Day took place from 12pm until around 4pm. The weather was great and the turn out was reported at 43,000. Here is a rundown of the day’s events:…

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