Heading into this series, our Tigers had lost 8 straight regular season games in Yokohama. (But don’t worry – we beat them in the playoffs last season in their park!) We had two outstanding pitchers take the mound in this rain-abbreviated series (no game on Saturday)… Hiroto Saiki did his job really well, but Koyo…
This weekend was a rematch between the last two teams standing in the Central League last season. The Tigers got swept by the Swallows at Jingu to end manager Akihiro Yano‘s tenure with the team. In came new manager Akinobu Okada, who has a great head for the game and is said to be a…
A new season is upon us, folks! It is always exciting when Hanshin Tigers baseball is on the telly every day, and we can enjoy seeing our heroes doing what they do best. Going up against the weaker half of the Baystars’ rotation helped. They did not have Imanaga ready, and injuries to Ohnuki and…
The Yokohama DeNA Baystars thought that lining up 8 lefties against Hanshin starter Koyo Aoyagi might help them generate some offense. They were wrong. In fact, they collected just two hits and a walk during Aoyagi’s time on the mound, which was 5 ⅔ innings when all was said and done. He got pulled with…
If you are a new fan and are not particularly familiar with the team, let this be your introduction! We are going to break down the entire roster for you very briefly so you can get a feel for who is whom, what they have done, and what they might do in 2023 and beyond….
Starter Koyo Aoyagi pitched his heart out. The team had a 3-0 lead with two outs in the seventh. Two soft infield grounders by the Swallows were our undoing, though. Jefry Marte threw a ball into left, and Masumi Hamachi glove-flipped another into right field, which resulted in a five-run inning for them. Our bats…
People can look at all the regular season stats they want and try to make predictions about the postseason. The Baystars were 11-2 against the Tigers at Yokohama Stadium this year. (BUT… that includes 10-0 in night games and 1-2 in day games!) Koji Chikamoto was 1-12 against ace Shota Imanaga in 2022. (BUT… he…
Given the approaching typhoon, the entire series was a question mark on Tuesday. Somehow, they managed to play all three games (rain delay on Tuesday, shortened game on Thursday) and in the end, that’s what matters. The Tigers pitching was once again outstanding, and a spot in the playoffs is looking more and more promising,…
Hanshin Tigers fans all over the world are elated that at long last, the team has battled its way out of the hole that it dug for itself in the first 25 games of the season. Remember, once upon a time, this crew was 4-20-1 (.167) and was looking historically bad. All they’ve done since…
After a big series win against the Giants early in the week, the Tigers needed to come up big against the Dragons and their outstanding pitchers. Though scoring was at a premium, they did enough to take this series. It was one of those series that highlighted how outstanding our pitching staff is, with Koyo…