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August 20

Pretty big game against the Giants today.

Yomiuri Giants - 12
Hanshin Tigers - 10

Giants:

Lineup:
1. Hisayoshi Chono - CF (2-5, double, 1 RBI)
2. Hayato Sakamoto - SS (2-5)
3. Michihiro Ogasawara - 3B (3-5, 3 HR [31, 32, 33], 5 RBI)
4. Alex Ramírez - LF (3-5, HR [20], 1 RBI, strikeout)
5. Yoshitomo Tani - RF (2-5, double, 1 RBI)
6. Shinnosuke Abe - C (4-5, 2 doubles, HR [29], 3 RBI)
7. Yoshinobu Takahashi - 1B (1-5)
8. Edgar Gonzalez - 2B (1-4, 1 RBI)
9. PITCHER (0-1)
- Lee Seung-Yeop - PH (0-1)
- Takayuki Terauchi - PH (0-1)

Pitcher(s):
Shun Tohno (1 2/3 innings, 5 runs, 5 earned)
Wirfin Obispo (3 1/3 innings, 3 runs, 3 earned)
Norihito Kaneto - W (7-4) (2 innings, 2 runs, 2 earned)
Daisuke Ochi - H (1 inning, 0 runs)
Marc Kroon - S (26) (1 inning, 0 runs)

Tigers:

Lineup:
1. Takashi Toritani - SS (4-5, SB, 2 HR [23, 24], 3 RBI)
2. Matt Murton - CF (2-5, 2 doubles [out trying to advance to third], 2 RBI)
3. Craig Brazell - 1B (0-4)
4. Tomoaki Kanemoto - LF (2-4)
5. Kazuteru Tani - RF (1-4, HR [25], 2 RBI, lined into double play)
6. Kenji Johjima - C (1-4)
7. Takahiro Arai - 3B (3-4, 2 HR [17, 18], 2 RBI, double, lined into double play)
8. Keiichi Hirano - 2B (1-4, double, 1 RBI, strikeout)
9. PITCHER (0-1)
- Wei-Chu Lin - PH (0-1)

Pitcher(s):
Atsushi Nohmi (1 1/3 innings, 6 runs, 6 earned)
Jason Standrige (4 innings, 3 runs, 3 earned)
Randy Messenger - L (1-3) (1 2/3 innings, 3 runs, 3 earned)
Kiyoshi Toyoda (1 inning, 0 runs)

MVP:
Michihiro Ogasawara - Gave his team the lead with homerun in the 2nd

Nishinomiya Sports
August 21
Tigers lose due to poor pitching
- Michihiro Ogasawara

Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo, Tokyo - The Tigers just blew it yesterday. 10 homeruns were hit, so offense wasn't a problem. Pitching, now that's another story. Nohmi went 1 and a third giving up 6, and Tohno went 1 and 2/3 giving up 5. Horrible. Ogasawara was a big problem for the Tigers in yesterday's game, he cranked 3 homers (his 31st, 32nd, and 33rd). Toritani hit 2 of his own (his 23rd and 24th) Arai also hit two (his 17 and 18th). This is a game to forget about. Hopefully the Tigers will be able to fix their pitching before the post season.

- Takaharu Sonada

Ugh, Tigers pitching. It's horrendous.

Yes, it is quite horrendous.
I'll fix it in the off-season though!

Sorry, I tried to get an update in today, but about 70% of the way through, Chrome crashed, and I lost all of the stuff. So now, I'll be working on Word documents.
I'll try and get one up tomorrow instead.

September 18

Big game against the Giants today!

Hanshin Tigers - 15
Yomiuri Giants - 14

Tigers:

Lineup:
1. Takashi Toritani - SS (3-6, strikeout, double, HR [28], 4 RBI)
2. Matt Murton - CF (4-5, 2 HR [16, 17], 2 RBI, 2 doubles)
3. Craig Brazell - 1B (2-5, lined into double play)
4. Kazuteru Tani - RF (2-5, HR [31], 1 RBI)
5. Kenji Johjima - C (3-5, double, HR [34], 3 RBI)
6. Takahiro Arai - 3B (2-5, double, HR [23], 2 RBI)
7. Kodai Sakurai – LF (2-5, 2 HR [3, 4], 3 RBI, lined into double play)
8. Keiichi Hirano - 2B (4-5, double)
9. PITCHER (2-2)
- Ivan Adamsky – PH (0-1, GDP)

Pitcher(s):
Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi (1 1/3 innings, 7 runs, 7 earned)
Jason Standridge (0 innings, 3 runs, 3 earned)
Kenta Abe (4 1/3 innings, 3 runs, 3 earned)
Kiyoshi Toyoda – W (7-3) (2 1/3 innings, 1 run, 1 earned)
Kyuji Fujikawa – S (36) (1 inning, 0 runs)

Giants:

Lineup:
1. Hisayoshi Chono - CF (2-6, strikeout)
2. Hayato Sakamoto - SS (2-6, double, strikeout, triple)
3. Michihiro Ogasawara - 3B (3-6, 2 HR [40, 41], 6 RBI, double)
4. Alex Ramírez - LF (5-5, 4 doubles, 1 RBI)
- PITCHER (0-0)
- Shigeyuki Furuki – PH (1-1)
5. Yoshitomo Tani - RF [LF] (2-6, double, 2 RBI, lined into double play)
6. Shinnosuke Abe - C (3-5, HR [34, 35], 3 RBI)
7. Yoshinobu Takahashi - 1B (3-5, double, 1 RBI)
- Kentaro Sekimoto – (DEFENSIVE REPLACEMENT)
8. Edgar Gonzalez - 2B (2-5, 2 doubles, 1 RBI)
9. PITCHER (0-3)
- Lee Seung-Yeop – PH (1-1)
- Yoshiyuki Kamei – PH [CF] (0-1)

Pithcer(s):
Syugo Fujii (5 innings, 5 runs, 5 earned)
Kyohei Tsutimoto (1 1/3 innings, 6 runs, 5 earned)
Norihito Kaneto (0 innings, 3 runs, 3 earned)
Masahide Kobayashi – L (4-2) (2/3 innings, 1 run)
Daisuke Ochi (1 inning, 0 runs)

MVP:
Kenji Johjima – Gave his team the lead with a 3-run homer in the 7th

Nishinomiya Sports
September 19
Tigers win in the comeback of the year!


Koshien Stadium, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo – It looked grim from the beginning. The Tigers were down 10-1 in the second. BUT THEY CAME BACK! To win it 15-14! This surely is the best comeback of the season. And also Ogasawara hit his 40th homerun today, congratulations to him! Along with 11 others who hit homeruns. Well, Ogasawara hit two, but still 12 homeruns yesterday. Wow.

And congratulations to Arai, for getting his 5,000th hit! Good going!
And to Ramirez, for getting his 300th double!

- Takaharu Sonada

Wow, amazing comeback!

I was talking to you...when I left it was 13-5 Giants.

I know! We had a 10 run 7th! That really helped. A lot.

Hooray for comebacks!

Impressive!

...but you still need better pitching.

Agreed. Agreed. My pitching is REALLY bad.

Since the trade deadline has past, and I'm bad at making pitchers in success mode, I'll have to hope that someone good will be available in the off-season.

Nishinomiya Sports
September 21
Tigers Clinch!


With a win over the Giants in yesterday's game, 5-4, they clinch the Central League, guaranteeing a spot in the playoffs, congratulations guys!

- Takaharu Sonada

We won! We won! We're one step closer to brining the pennant back!

September 28

"It's our final game of the season guys, let's finish off strong!"
Everyone chanted, and ran into the dugout.

Hiroshima Carp - 1
Hanshin Tigers - 3
F/10

Carp:

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

Pitcher(s):
Eric Stults (6 innings, 1 run, 1 earned)
Tomohiro Umetsu (2 innings, 0 runs)
Mike Schultz - L (2-6) (2 innings, 2 runs, 2 earned)

Tigers:

Lineup:
1. Takashi Toritani - SS (4-5, 3 doubles)
2. Matt Murton - CF (2-5, lined into double play, GDP, 1 RBI, SB)
3. Craig Brazell - 1B (1-5, GDP, 1 RBI)
4. Tomoaki Kanemoto - LF (1-5, double)
5. Kazuteru Tani - RF (1-5)
6. Kenji Johjima - C (1-4, HR [36], 1 RBI)
7. Takahiro Arai - 3B (0-4, strikeout)
8. Keiichi Hirano - 2B (1-4)
9. PITCHER (2-3, reached on error)
- Kodai Sakurai - PH (0-1)

Pitcher(s):
Atsushi Nohmi - W (11-10) (9 innings, 1 run, 1 earned)
Kyuji Fujikawa - S (38) (1 inning, 0 runs)

MVP: Matt Murton - Go ahead run in 10th

Nishinomiya Sports
September 29
Tigers win in extras
- Matt Murton

MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima, Minami-ku, Hiroshima - The Tigers win a close one, and thats thanks to Matt Murton. His RBI single in the tenth gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead. Brazell added on to that, with a single of his own. This game was a pitcher's duel. And boy, did the both of them do a good job. Stults went 6 giving up just 1, and Nohmi went 9, giving up 1. Fujuikawa got the save, his 38th of the season.

Good going everyone, we're playoff bound. And we're going to wreak havoc.

- Takaharu Sonada

Hooray! Amazing job!

Or, in Japanese...

やったー！仕事すごい！(^_^)

Smily celebration time!

End of season statistics - 2010

Batters:
NAME, AVERAGE, HOMERUNS, RBI
Takashi Toritani, .315, 28 HR, 83 RBI
Matt Murton, .282, 17 HR, 76 RBI
Craig Brazell, .244, 26 HR, 81 RBI
Tomoaki Kanemoto, .283, 32 HR, 99 RBI
Kazuteru Tani, .326, 31 HR, 109 RBI
Kenji Johjima, .285, 36 HR, 100 RBI
Takahiro Arai, .243, 24 HR, 91 RBI
Keiichi Hirano, .240, 1 HR, 36 RBI
Ivan Adamsky, .235, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Akihiro Yano, .375, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Ryo Asai, .273, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Keisuke Kano, .238, 1 HR, 5 RBI
Yamato, .500, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Wei-Chu Lin, .281, 3 HR, 9 RBI
Ikuro Katsuragi, .158, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Kodai Sakurai, .273, 4 HR, 18 RBI

Pitchers:
NAME, ERA, WINS-LOSSES
Masaru Takeda, 3.73, 14-5
Minoru Iwata, 2.54, 16-5
Atsushi Nohmi, 3.72, 11-10
Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi, 4.05, 13-7
Yuya Andoh, 5.82, 6-12
Kiyoshi Toyoda, 2.57, 7-3
Randy Messenger, 3.52, 3-4
Tomoyuki Kubota, 4.05, 5-5
Kenta Abe, 4.39, 2-1
Jason Standridge, 4.85, 1-0
Ken Nishimura, 4.87, 4-0
Kazuya Tsutsui, 7.18, 4-2 (Sent down to 2nd string)
Andy, 9.31, 2-0 (sent down to 2nd string)

ありがとうございます！ ^_^
(Thank you!)

Good job!
With your offense, I'm thinking a title is possible!