Hanshin capitalizes on Yokohama's miscues, wraps up three-game sweep
Minoru Iwata and three relievers combined on a five-hitter as the Hanshin Tigers beat the error-prone Yokohama BayStars 3-2 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep. A packed house of 28,195 watched a well-pitched game that was eventually decided by mistakes. With no outs and ...
BayStars rout Tigers, move on to CL Climax Series Final Stage
Joe Wieland allowed a run in seven innings to earn the win as the Yokohama BayStars beat the Hanshin Tigers 6-1 on Tuesday to advance to the final stage of the Central League Climax Series. Wieland, who was pitching his third game this year at ...
Tigers trample over BayStars, secure spot in Central League Climax Series
Hanshin lefty Atsushi Nomi went the distance and Kosuke Fukudome was 2-for-2 with four RBIs as the Tigers pounded the Yokohama BayStars 11-2 on Thursday and secured a berth in the Central League playoffs. The second-place Tigers qualified for the Climax Series for the first ...
Swallows' veteran pitcher Ishikawa no automatic out in batter's box
Shohei Otani turned heads with his bat during the first portion of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' spring camp in Peoria, Arizona. While Otani's pitching is what scouts turn up to see, he's pretty good with a bat and is a capable right fielder ...
Tigers make strong start to extended road trip
The Hanshin Tigers are well into their annual summer jaunt away from Koshien Stadium as they make way for the National High School Baseball Championship. The Tigers, who left the park behind on Aug. 2 and won't return until Aug. 28, are nine games ...
Nomi fans 13 as Tigers send Hawks to first interleague defeat
Hanshin ace Atsushi Nomi struck out 13 batters in six innings and the Hanshin Tigers beat Fukuoka Softbank 4-3 on Saturday, handing the Hawks their first interleague loss of the season. Nomi (5-4) allowed three runs on seven hits and four walks as the Tigers ...
