When you’re playing on a field with smaller dimensions, against a team that’s not know for its pitching (the Yakult Swallows), you have to take advantage. And that’s exactly what the Tigers did. A couple of bombs and their first 10+ hit game in two weeks, and you’ve no longer got a losing streak on your…
The Tigers continue to struggle through the past 10 days, failing to score more than 3 runs in any game since May 7. The Chunichi Dragons sent out Dice-K and he looked every bit like the beast he was back in his Seibu Lions days. But was he that good? Or were we that bad? Recent games…
There’s something about playing at Nagoya Dome that causes these Hanshin Tigers to struggle, especially offensively. Sure, we could give some credit to the Chunichi Dragons, but there also might be something to the hex that has been placed on this team for the past 23 years since the Dome opened. Ignore the perfect 3-0 record…
When wins are not coming easy, you don’t take any of your opponents for granted. Even if they are the Chunichi Dragons. Even if they’re putting a developing pitcher on the mound. And especially when your own starter is unproven. But the team pushed runs across when they needed them, and the pitching was rock-solid in…
Their imports absolutely crushed it tonight. Two home runs and a slick defensive play that saved a run. Meanwhile, our starter had a rare poor outing, which was not helped by poor defense behind him. Yes, the Yokohama DeNA BayStars took it to the Tigers again to keep the slump going. P.S. – BayStars version of the…
Not much to say about this one. The Yokohama DeNA BayStars beat us soundly, putting up single runs in five of their nine innings. Our bats failed to do anything until the ninth inning, when the game was already out of hand. And a double play squelched it. Starting Pitchers: Yuta Iwasada (2-0, 1.50 ERA) vs. Katsuki…
There really isn’t much to talk about in this game. The Tigers were desperate to break out of their season-long 4-game losing streak, and had their mighty ace on the mound to try to get it done. He was about as good as ever, and was fairly close to completing the game on his own….
We lost. We walked a ton of guys, many of whom came around to score. We got one home run again from a young, recent call-up. That is all. Starting Pitchers: Taiki Ono (3-0, 3.00 ERA) vs. Daichi Ohsera (4-2, 2.27 ERA) 2 Ono allowed a hit, a walk, and a beaning before giving up…
I turned on my TV at 6:30 and the score was 0-6. I turned it off and ate dinner. Turned it back on (oh, but why?) and the score was 0-9. Turned it off for good. Forget the Hanshin Tigers. Nothing can spoil my great mood today. 1st Period It was a winner-take-all scenario in…
It’s got to be a little bit intimidating to make your professional debut against the winningest, oldest, most popular team in baseball. Especially in their barn. And especially when they happen to be the hottest hitting team in the Central. Our pitchers did a valiant job of keeping the damage to a minimum. But if…