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July 16

We're playing the Swallows today.

Tokyo Yakult Swallows - 5
Hanshin Tigers - 7

Swallows:

Lineup:
1. Kazuki Fukuchi - LF (0-4, sac fly, 1 RBI)
2. Hiroyasu Tanaka - 2B (3-5, 1 RBI)
3. Norichika Aoki - CF (1-5, strikeout)
4. Jamie D'Antona - 1B (1-5)
5. Aaron Guiel - RF (2-5, 2 doubles, reached on error)
6. Shinya Miyamoto - 3B (2-5, 1 RBI)
7. Atsushi Fujimoto - SS (2-5, 1 RBI)
8. Ryohei Kawamoto - C (2-4, double, 1 RBI)
9. PITCHER (1-3, sac bunt, strikeout)

Pitcher(s):
Masanori Ishikawa (8 1/3 innings, 5 runs, 5 earned)
Takehiko Oshimoto - L (1-7) (1/3 inning, 2 runs, 2 earned)
Masahiro Yoshikawa (1/3 inning, 0 runs)

Tigers:

Lineup:
1. Takashi Toritani - SS (1-5, double, 1 RBI)
2. Matt Murton - CF (2-5)
3. Craig Brazell - 1B (0-4)
- Ivan Adamsky - DEFENSIVE REPLACEMENT
4. Tomoaki Kanemoto - LF (1-4, HR [17], 2 RBI)
5. Takahiro Arai - 3B (1-4, double)
6. Kenji Johjima - C (1-4, HR [21], 2 RBI)
7. Kazuteru Tani - RF (1-4, HR [15], 1 RBI)
8. Keiichi Hirano - 2B (2-4, double)
9. PITCHER (1-2, double)
- Kodai Sakurai - PH (1-1, double, 1 RBI)

Pitcher(s):
Minoru Iwata (4+ innings, 5 runs, 3 earned)
Randy Messenger - W (1-1) (4 innings, 0 runs)
Kyuji Fujikawa - S (22) (1 inning, 0 runs)

MVP:
Kodai Sakurai - Game winning double in 9th

Nishinomiya Sports
July 17
Tigers win by Sakurai's bat
- Kodai Sakurai

Meiji Jingu Stadium, Tokyo - The Tigers win! They won! And by a clutch, pinch hit double by Kodai Sakurai! The game was close the whole way through, with the Tigers trailing. But, in the last inning they scored 4 runs, to put them ahead.

- Takharu Sonada

(Sorry this one was bad, I'll try and make the next one really good! )

Um... Thanks (are you being honest, mister? )



Yes, it is at the end of the season in Japan.

I was being sarcastic. You forgot to put up the score.

FIXED!

July 23

All Star Game - PBL (home)

Pacific League - 8
Central League (That's us!) - 5

July 24

All Star Game - CL (home)

Central League - 8
Pacific League - 4

That's right, there's two all-star games in Japan in the year, one at a Pacific league ballpark (DH is used) and one at a Central League ballpark (DH isn't used)

Nishinomiya Sports
July 29
Toyada, now a Tiger

Koshien Stadium, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo - The Tigers have reached an agreement with the Yomiuri Giants, sending Kentaro Sekimoto to the Giants for Kiyoshi Toyoda. Hopefully Kiyoshi will provide some solid stuff to a struggling bullpen.

- Takaharu Sonada

July 30

"Allen, get down here now!" the owner screamed into my ear on my cell phone
"What, why?" I asked
"No questions, come here. Now!"
"Bu-"
He hung up.
I immediately left, and rushed to the stadium.
I went to the owners office.
He looked both nervous, and anxious.
"Jack," he said "I've just been informed that your brother has gone into surgery."
"What?! Why?!"
"He was hit by a car."
I was shocked, everything was spinning, I went to the hospital, and asked about my brother, Joe. I wasn't even aware he was in Japan.
I got up to his room, and saw that he had just come out of surgery, luckily everything was fine, just a very badly broken leg.
I asked him about why he was in Japan.
"Jack, I was going to surprise you."
"About what?" I asked him
"Dude, I'm getting married."
"Awesome! When, or well, obviously after you're okay, but when?"
"It was supposed to be next month, but, eh, guess not."
"Well, good for you man."
My phone rang. I picked it up and it was the owner.
"You comin' to the game today?" He asked me
"Oh, yes sir, I'm on my way."
I hung up, said bye to Joe, and left for the stadium once again.

Hasnhin Tigers - 11
Chunichi Dragons - 8

Tigers:

Lineup:
1. Takashi Toritani - SS (3-5, picked off, double)
2. Matt Murton - CF (3-5, 3 HR [7, 8, 9], 3 RBI)
3. Craig Brazell - 1B (2-5, HR [21], 1 RBI)
4. Tomoaki Kanemoto - LF (3-5, 2 HR [19, 20], 2 RBI)
5. Takahiro Arai - 3B (1-4)
6. Kazuteru Tani - RF (2-4, 2 HR [19, 20], 2 RBI)
7. Keiichi Hirano - 2B (0-3, BB)
8. Ryo Asai - C (3-4, lined into double play, double)
9. PITCHER (1-1, double [out trying to advance to third], 1 RBI)
- Kodai Sakurai - PH (1-1, HR [2], 2 RBI)

Pitcher(s):
Masaru Takeda (5 1/3 innings, 7 runs, 7 earned)
Kiyoshi Toyoda - W (4-2) (2 2/3 innings, 1 run, 1 earned)
Kyuji Fujikawa - S (24) (1 inning, 0 runs)

Dragons:

Lineup:
1. Masahiro Araki - SS (1-5, doubled-off, 2 RBI, sac fly)
2. Hirokazu Ibata - 2B (2-5)
3. Masahiko Morino - 3B (0-5)
4. Tony Blanco - 1B (2-4, 2 HR [35, 36], 4 RBI)
5. Kazuhiro Wada - LF (2-4, double)
- Cesar - PR - CF (Caught stealing)
6. Kei Nomoto - RF [LF] (2-4, double, 1 RBI, SB)
7. Masaaki Koike - CF [RF] (2-4, 1 RBI, double)
8. Motonobu Tanishige - C (1-4, double)
9. PITCHER (0-0, sac bunt)
- Ryosuke Hirata - PH (1-1, double)
- Ryota Arai - PH (1-1)

Pitcher(s):
Edward Valdez (3+ innings, 5 runs, 5 earned)
Masafumi Hirai (2/3 inning, 0 runs)
Yoshihiro Suzuki (1/3 inning, 0 runs)
Junichi Kawahara (1/3 inning, 2 runs, 2 earned)
Takuya Asao (2/3 inning, 0 runs)
Akifume Takahashi (1 inning, 1 run, 1 earned)
Hitoki Iwase - L (1-5) (2 innings, 3 runs, 3 earned)

MVP:
Kodai Sakurai - Game winning 2-run homerun in the 8th

Nishinomiya Sports
July 31
A good offensive day
- Kodai Sakurai

Koshien Stadium, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo - Today was a good, offensive day. The pitching in todays game (especially the starting pitching) not so great, Valdez going 3+ letting up 5. And Takeda going 5 1/3 giving up 7. Sub-par, but what was better than par, was the offense. Both teams had excellent offensive days. 11 homeruns in total! 11! Tony Blanco had 2 of them, his 35th, and 36th, and Matt Murton blasted 3 today, his 7th, 8th, and 9th. 5 homeruns between the two of them, plus 2 by Tani, 2 by Kanemoto, 1 by Brazell, and one (the most important one) for Kodai Sakurai. Whose late inning pinch hitting performance once again, won the game for the Tigers.

Also in other news, Tigers GM, Jack Allen, brother has been in the hospital since yesterday, he is recovering from a hit-and-run accident in Nishinomiya. Hope you get better soon, Joe Allen.

- Takaharu Sonada.

August 6

"-And it seems he'll be fine now." The doctor said to me about my brother
"Jack, I've gotta go to your game today." My brother said
"Well, Joe, it isn't really 'my' game, rather the teams game, and the players" I stated
"Yeah, whatever, I'm still going"
We drove off to the stadium, and I hoped for a win.

Chunichi Dragons - 3
Hashin Tigers - 16

Dragons:

Lineup:
1. Masahiro Araki - SS (2-3, 2 double, strikeout)
- Ryota Arai - REPLACEMENT DUE TO INJURY (0-1, strikeout)
2. Hirokazu Ibata - 2B (0-4)
3. Masahiko Morino - 3B (0-4, 1 RBI)
4. Tony Blanco - 1B (1-4, HR [37], 2 RBI)
5. Kazuhiro Wada - LF [out, pitcher's spot] (2-3)
- PITCHER (0-0)
- Cesar - PH (0-1, strikeout)
6. Kei Nomoto - RF (1-4)
7. Masaaki Koike - CF (0-4)
8. Motonobu Tanishige - C (0-3)
9. PITCHER (0-1)
- Oshima - PH [LF] (0-2)

Pitcher(s):
Edward Valdez - L (7-5) (5 innings, 4 runs, 4 earned)
Junichi Kawahara (2/3 innings, 3 runs, 3 earned)
Masafumi Hirai (1/3 innings, 0 runs)
Yoshihiro Suzuki (1 inning, 5 runs, 5 earned)
Akifume Takahashi (2 innings, 4 runs, 4 earned

Tigers:

Lineup:
1. Takashi Toritani - SS (4-6, double, HR [22], 1 RBI)
2. Matt Murton - CF (3-6, 4 RBI, triple, double)
3. Craig Brazell - 1B (3-6, 2 RBI, double)
4. Tomoaki Kanemoto - LF (2-5, strikeout, HR [23], 2 RBI)
5. Takahiro Arai - 3B (1-5, HR [14], 1 RBI)
6. Kenji Johjima - C (1-5)
7. Kazuteru Tani - RF (4-5, 4 HR [21, 22, 23, 24], 6 RBI)
8. Keiichi Hirano - 2B (3-5)
9. PITCHER (0-2, 3 sac bunts)

Pitcher(s):
Minoru Iwata - W (13-4) (9 innings, 3 runs, 3 earned)

MVP(s):
Minoru Iwata - Complete game
Matt Murton (should be Tani) - Gave team the lead in 3rd

Nishinomiya Sports
August 7
Tigers blow out Dragons, 16-3
- Matt Murton
- Minoru Iwata

Nagoya Dome, Nagoya, Chubu - The Tigers destroyed The Dragons yesterday, 16-3. Tani blasted 4 homeruns! Two in one inning, one from the right side, and one from the left, in the same inning! He had 6 RBI's today. He is seriously looking like he could win rookie of the year this year. Iwata went the distance, going 9 strong, giving up 3 runs, and getting his 13th win. Edward Valdez, well, he didn't do as well, getting his 5th loss. We spoke to Tani about his performance today, he said "I actually can't believe that I hit 4 homeruns today. 4 homeruns, 6 RBI's. I'm very proud of myself, and of the team as well, Murton got 4 RBI's himself, a triple, and a double. That's pretty good too." We also asked him about the Rookie of the Year award, he commented "I don't know who's going to win, there are plenty of other rookies just as good as me."

Tani is a very nice, and humble guy.

- Takaharu Sonada.

You made Tani, right?
If so, good job! He's awesome!

Yes I made him! Thanks! I also find him quite awesome, he came out better then expected, and I have no complaints!

Sorry, no update today, I'll try and get one up tomorrow.

August 11

My brother has been informed that he'll be in a cast for a while, and they recommend he doesn't fly, and I actually don't understand why.
But on the bright side, I'll be able to see my brother!
We're playing the Carp today

Hiroshima Toyo Carp - 7
Hanshin Tigers - 2

Carp:

Lineup:
1. Akihiro Higashide - 2B (2-4)
2. Eishin Soyogi - SS (2-3, sac bunt)
3. Sohichiro Amaya - RF [LF] (1-4, lined into double play, triple, 3 RBI)
4. Kenta Kurihara - 3B (4-4, HR [14], 2 RBI, double)
5. Jeff Fiorentino - LF [Pitcher's spot] (2-4, 1 RBI, GDP, double)
- PITCHER (0-0)
6. Justin Huber - 1B (1-4)
7. Masato "Spider-Man Catch" Akamatsu - CF (1-4, GDP, 1 RBI)
8. Yoshiyuki Ishihara - C (0-4, strikeout)
9. PITCHER (1-2)
- Shigenobu Shima - PH (1-1)
- Jun Hirose - PH [RF] (0-1)

Pitcher(s):
Giancarlo Alvarado (7 innings, 2 runs, 2 earned)
Tomohiro Umetsu (1 inning, 0 runs)
Hideki Kishimoto (1 inning, 0 runs)

Tigers:

Lineup:
1. Takashi Toritani - SS (0-4)
2. Matt Murton - CF (1-4, double [out trying to advance to third], 1 RBI)
3. Craig Brazell - 1B (0-4)
4. Tomoaki Kanemoto - LF (0-3)
5. Kazuteru Tani - RF (0-3)
6. Kenji Johjima - C (0-3)
7. Takahiro Arai - 3B (3-3, HR [15], 1 RBI, double)
8. Keiichi Hirano - 2B (1-3, lined into double play)
9. PITCHER (0-1)
- Wei-Chu Lin - PH (0-1)
- Ivan Adamsky - PH (0-1)

Pitcher(s):
Masaru Takeda (5 innings, 5 runs, 5 earned)
Jason Standridge (2 innings, 0 runs)
Tomoyuki Kubota (1 inning, 1 run, 1 earned)

MVP(s):
Giancarlo Alvarado - Strong pitching
Jeff Fiorentino - Gave his team the lead with an RBI single in the 1st

Nishinomiya Sports
August 12
Tigers lose to Carp, but Gain a Magic Number
- Giancarlo Alvarado
- Jeff Fiorentino

MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima, Minami-ku, Hiroshima - The Tigers lost to the Carp yesterday, 7-2. It wasn't a very good game for Takeda, as he went only 5 innings, giving up 5 runs. Alvarado on the other hand went 7 strong, giving up only 2. Arai hit his 15th homerun today, along with going 3-3, we spoke to the veteran about his performance today, and new lineup spot, he stated "I was pleased with my performance today, and think that I'll fit nicely into the 7 spot in the lineup." We here at Nishinomya Sports agree Arai. And we think that you're more suited for the role of the 7th hitter. Tani has moved up to 5th, and Johjima to 6th. Hopefully this lineup change will help the Tigers in the future.

- Takaharu Sonada

what difficulty are you playing on?

The hardest difficulty with no lock-on.
It's very challenging.

Was this the guy who jumped up on the wall to make that amazing catch?

Yes! That's one of them!

That catch was amazing, and to see it twice, with the same team?!