In some ways, this series was doomed from the start. Under normal circumstances, the previous series against the Marines would have ended on Sunday late afternoon and the team would have had nearly 48 hours between the end of that series and the start of this one. Instead, because of a Friday night rainout, there…
After two straight losses in Saitama, the boys needed something to change their momentum. Friday’s rainout might have done the trick, as they took Saturday night’s game in walk-off fashion, defeated Roki “The Beast of Reiwa” Sasaki on Sunday, and fought a long, hard battle on Monday night to a draw. Sleep on the flight…
Interleague play started smoothly enough for our guys, as they stretched their winning streak to 9 thanks in large part to another stellar performance from Shoki Murakami (8 IP 4 H). However, even in that game, the bats did not even do a whole lot after the first inning. The second and third games were…
Games 44-46 vs Giants: Sweep, Win Streak Reaches 8! #Hanshin #Tigers #阪神タイガース #HTEN #虎穴虎子
Not only did the Hanshin Tigers bats pulverize the Swallows pitchers to the tune of 19 runs at Jingu Stadium, but they did so late in games to: The winning streak is now at five, and the team has won 12 of its last 13 games. Look at that record, folks… let’s push for another…
Coming off a three-game sweep of the Dragons on the road, the Tigers returned to Koshien Stadium for the weekend. They were greeted by a hungry Carp team that feasted on struggling (and now farmed) pitcher Koyo Aoyagi. Though the team brought that game to a tie at the mid-way point, the bullpen pitchers had…
The end of the pandemic (for all intents and purposes) means not only cheering at baseball games, but also the return of countryside-hosted games! The Tigers headed to Toyohashi on Tuesday, where the Dragons hosted them and allowed 9 runs. Seems like the Tigers would fare much better there than at hollow, cavernous Vantelin Dome….
The #Hanshin #Tigers swept the Yokohama DeNA Baystars over the weekend at Koshien Stadium. Here are the scoreboards! #阪神タイガース #HTEN #虎穴虎子
After two straight rainouts in Hiroshima, our boys came home to face the suddenly weak Yakult Swallows, whose pitchers got absolutely demolished over the weekend at the hands of the Baystars. They must have been saving all their best performances for Koshien, as our bats suddenly froze up and did not score in the first…
The weekend forecast for much of Japan called for rain… and it seems whenever the Tigers play in Hiroshima, precipitation comes into play. This weekend was no different. The first game (Friday night) saw the skies start spitting down water towards game’s end, but not in time to wash out a marvelous performance from starter…