Say goodbye to the September swoons of our team’s past! This team is a perfect 8-0 this month after completely controlling the action at Koshien Stadium against the second-place Carp! The three starting pitchers – Shoki Murakami / Koutaro Ohtake / Masashi Itoh – combined to throw 22 innings of three-run ball (two earned), walking NO batters, with each collecting his 10th win of the season. Rookie Shota Morishita hit his 10th home run of the campaign on Friday as well. The team put up five-spots in the final two games of the weekend, and by guaranteeing themselves a season-series win against the Carp (see figure below), they reduced their magic number by SEVEN in three games. It now sits at FIVE! With 18 games left on the docket, even the most pessimistic (snake-bitten?) Tigers fans have to admit, this is our year. The 18-year drought is about to come to an end!
