In their 83 years of existence, the Yomiuri Giants have never had a stretch quite this bad.
The rapidly sinking Kyojin reached new depths on Wednesday night after Shingo Ishikawa struck out to end a 3-0 loss to the Seibu Lions at MetLife Dome. It was the 12th straight defeat for the Giants, the worst losing streak in team history.
The hits kept coming on Thursday. The Giants fell for a 13th straight game, going down 13-2 against the Lions, the worse loss of their current slide, which began with a 6-1 defeat at the hands of the Hanshin Tigers on May 25.