Neither of these teams looked like the ones that combined for 27 hits and 13 runs on Tuesday. Perhaps that is a good thing, though, as it was getting a little old seeing our team falling deep into holes early in games. This time around, Masashi Itoh pitched masterfully, with the lone run he surrendered…
Nothing went well for the Tigers on this night, outside of the bottom of the fifth inning. The pitchers gave up a season-worst 17 hits to the worst-hitting team in the Central in one of the most pitcher-friendly parks in the Central. Many of the defenders, though not charged with errors, did not make plays…
Koyo Aoyagi lowered his ERA even further, hurling 7 innings of one (earned) run ball. Still, he seemed destined to be the second straight hard-luck loser for the Tigers. After all, it took the Tigers 26 outs to finally come to life. Held off the board for 8 ⅔ innings, and giving up three runs…
You can say what you want about the nature of this game ending in the top of the seventh with the Giants threatening to make it a close game. The fact of the matter is that the grounds crew know the field better than anyone, and they do not play favorites. When they can fix…
This was far from an ideal game, far from an ideal series. But nevertheless, with the game on the line, captain Yusuke Ohyama delivered, hitting a go-ahead three-run into a crowd of rain-soaked Yakult Swallows fans in right field. Joe Gunkel had one bad inning but was otherwise solid. Jefry Marte continues to get on…
This was a tight game, with the lone run in the game’s first six innings coming on a broken-up double play. But then in the seventh, Jefry Marte homered off Robert Corniel, and in the eighth, both he and Jerry Sands got RBI hits off Kyle Bird. On our end of things, Masashi Itoh pitched…
If you follow me on Twitter, you have probably seen my trademark name for Jefry Marte home runs. (If you don’t follow me on Twitter, I suggest you do.) This was an excellent game for the third-year import first baseman, as he opened the game with an RBI double, and later hit the game-tying home…
Koyo Aoyagi did not look like himself tonight. Strike out the side? Finish the night with 9 Ks? And just one (intentional) walk? A single that led to a five-run rally? Not sure what to make of it. But hey, the three-game losing streak is over and the sun shines brightly on the team once…
I’m not sure if you all followed my guide and did your part, but fans across Japan (and around the world) made their wishes known, and the result is seven… SEVEN Hanshin Tigers getting voted into the All-Star games, which will take place on July 16 and 17 (Saitama & Sendai, respectively). Keep in mind…
Friday and Saturday, the Tigers lost primarily due to untimely two-run home runs, and a lack of hitting. Mostly, a lack of hitting. On this day, it was not so much the lack of hitting (though chances were once again blown) as a complete shellacking of our pitchers, as the Baystars hit four balls into…