Note: I did not watch these games and am doing this recap (along with the rest of the August scorecards) retrospectively for the purpose of having them on record. Enjoy the scorecards for what they are worth, but I do not have anything insightful to say about this series. SWEEEEEEEEP!
There’s nothing more satisfying than beating down the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium. Tuesday was a memorial game for the late Shintaro Yokota, and the team came through with a big win, thanks to clutch hitting from Yusuke Ohyama and Teruaki Sato. Wednesday saw the team storm back from a 5-3 deficit in a thriller….
Playing the Dragons at home was supposed to be a chance to build some momentum heading into the all-star break. However, a late-inning collapse (what else is new – three straight games attended by yours truly have all turned out the same) cost us the first game, a complete lack of hitting was the culprit…
The Tigers have not won back-to-back games since the start of June, believe it or not. But after last weekend’s sweep in Yokohama, even small things like series ties have to be viewed as victories. Friday night’s game featured Junya Nishi making a return to the rotation and doing quite well, only to see the…
It was a nice run of 7 weeks being in the top spot… coming off two straight losses against the Hawks to end interleague, the team needed to show itself strong in Yokohama, where it had lost 10 straight regular season games. Better make it 13. The bats could not figure out the Baystars aces…
After a crushing loss on Thursday night to the Buffaloes, the team needed to come out of the gates strong against the team they have had a hard time being, historically. And they did. Actually, things looked good until there were three innings left in the second game of the series. After that, the bats…
Who would have thought that the outcome of first series at Es Con Field Hokkaido would (in part) be determined by two bit-players who got traded for each other this past offseason? Taiga Egoshi showed up his old mates by robbing them of several base hits in center, throwing out a runner at third, hitting…
Games 44-46 vs Giants: Sweep, Win Streak Reaches 8! #Hanshin #Tigers #阪神タイガース #HTEN #虎穴虎子
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 Tigers came off their biggest shutout win of the two-league era on Thursday night at Koshien (where they defeated the Yomiuri Giants 15-0). The good times continued at hitter-friendly Jingu Stadium, as they kept the home team off the board for 20 straight innings. Koutaro Ohtake was effective on Friday for 5 innings, and…