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Yeah, ties are kind of annoying, but it does prove to make a seriously tense game!

May 20, 2015

We're playing the Swallows today.

Kyoto Knights (30-12-2) - 9
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (19-25-0) – 7

Knights.. 0|2|0|1|1|1|0|2|2 9|17|2
Swallows 5|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0 7|13|0

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Akitaka Shimozono – RF (2-5, 1 RBI [25])
2. Koyato Oda - 2B (1-5, DP, SB)
3. Takuya Kanazawa - 1B (2-5, K, HR [13], 1 RBI [33])
4. Masato Kurihara – C (2-5, 2 HR [27, 28], 3 RBI [55, 56, 57])
5. Taiga Kura – SS (2-5)
6. Goro Shigeno – CF [LF] (3-5, 2B)
7. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (2-5)
8. Ryouya Miyaki – LF [CF] (1-3, IBB, BB, DP, 1 RBI [1])
9. PITCHER (1-2, FC, 2B, BB, 1 RBI [1])
- Shun Tohno – PH (1-1, HR [1], 2 RBI [1, 2])

Pitcher(s):
Kazuya Fujita (6 1/3 IP, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 K)
Jun Ohtonari (2/3 IP, 0 R)
Yoshio Fujii (1 IP, 0 R)
Sakutarou Makida (1 IP, 0 R, 1 K)

Swallows:

Lineup:
1. Norichika Aoki – CF (2-5)
2. Hiroyasu Tanaka - 2B (1-4, SAC, K)
3. Wladimir Balentien – RF (2-3, 2B, SF, 2 RBI [21, 22])
4. Shou Toyoda - 1B (1-4, 2 RBI [19, 20])
5. Tomohiro Nioka - 3B (1-4, K, 1 RBI [11])
6. Tsujimura – C (2-4, HR [3], 3 RBI [19, 20, 21])
7. Yasushi Iihara – LF (1-4)
8. Shingo Kawabata – SS (2-4, DP)
9. PITCHER (0-2)
- Shinichi Takeuchi – PH (0-1)
- Egghalt – PH (0-1, DP)

Pitcher(s):
Kyohei Muranaka (6 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB)
Takehiko Oshimoto (2 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB)
Chang-Yong Lim (2/3 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 K)
Kenichi Matsuoka (1/3 IP, 0 R)

MVP:
Masato Kurihara: His homerun in the top of the 9th which gave the Knights the lead!

WP: Yoshio Fujii (3-1)
LP: Chang-Yong Lim (1-2)
S: Sakutarou Makida (7)

Kyoto Knightly
May 21 2015
After Horrible 1st, Knights Win Tight Game

– Masato Kurihara

Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo – What a game, it was looking to be a blowout from the very first inning. The Swallows scored a whopping 5 runs in the 1st inning! Against Fujita, no less, who has been one of the best pitchers for the Knights this season.

But, the Knights wouldn’t go down without a fight. They would climb back to win this game by a final score of 9-7. It involved rookie Miyaki getting his first career RBI, along with Fujita getting his first RBI!

Along with Shimozono showing off his ridiculously amazing arm by throwing TWO people out at 1st base! Amazing, isn’t it?! “I’ve been told that I’ve got a good arm, but I never really believed it! I guess its good I was out in right today!” He said after the game.

And indeed it is! He may be taking over right field full time soon. There is a rumor that Egawa and Atori are going to be traded, but to what team, and for who?

- Takaharu Sonada

May 23, 2015

We're playing the Dragons today, they're half a game behind the Samurais in the standings! Should be good!

Kyoto Knights (33-12-2) - 12
Chunichi Dragons (27-17-3) – 10

Knights. 0|4|0|5|1|0|0|2|0 12|20|0
Dragons 0|2|2|0|4|0|0|0|1 9|15|0

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Akitaka Shimozono – RF (4-5, 2B, CS, BB, 2 RBI [26, 27])
2. Koyato Oda - 2B (2-6, TP, 2B, 1 RBI [34])
3. Taiga Kura – SS (3-5, 3B, 3 RBI [35, 36, 37])
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (2-5, K, 2 HR [32, 33], 3 RBI [66, 67, 68])
5. Goro Shigeno – LF (0-3, 2 BB)
6. Rikiya Terauchi – C (2-5, 2B)
7. Ryouya Miyaki – CF (1-5, 2B)
8. Takumi Nakahigashi - 3B (4-5)
9. PITCHER (1-3, SAC, 2B, 2 RBI [3, 4])
- Shun Tohno – PH (1-1)

Pitcher(s):
Tsukiya Yamato (4 1/3 IP, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 K)
Jun Ohtonari (3 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 K)
Ikumi Koyama (1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)

Dragons:

Lineup:
1. Masahiko Araki – SS (1-5)
2. Masaki Terahara – CF (1-5, 2 K, 2B)
3. Masahiko Morino - 3B (2-5, 2 HR [10, 11], 3 RBI [34, 35, 36])
4. Kazuhiro Wada – RF (3-5, 2B, 2 HR [10, 11], 2 RBI [32, 33])
5. Tony Blanco - 1B (2-5, 2B, HR [12], 2 RBI [29, 30])
6. Naomichi Donoue - 2B (1-5, 2B, 1 RBI [12])
7. Yoshikazu Kura – C (3-4)
8. Kei Nomoto – LF (0-4)
9. PITCHER (0-1, K, 2 SAC)
- Ryoji Nakata – PH (0-1)

Pitcher(s):
Akinobu Shimizu (3 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 K, 1 BB)
Soma Yamauchi (2/3 IP, 4 R, 4 ER)
Hitoki Iwase (1 IP, 2 R, 2 ER)
Masato Kobayashi (1/3 IP, 0 R)
Kenta Asakura (2 IP, 0 R)
Takuya Asao (1/3 IP, 2 R, 2 ER)
Akifumi Takahashi (1 2/3 IP, 0 R)

MVP:
Taiga Kura: His RBI in the 4th gave the Knights the lead!

WP: Jun Ohtonari (1-2)
LP: Soma Yamauchi (2-2)
S: --

Kyoto Knightly
May 24, 2015
Knights Win In a 22 Run Game

– Taiga Kura

Nagoya Dome, Nagoya – This was an exciting game, sure was. It involved 7 homeruns, 22 runs, 35 hits, and the rarest play in baseball, a TRIPLE PLAY. A triple play! Darn shame it was against the Knights, but still, it was quite the play. Neither of the starters did particularly well, Yamato letting up 8 runs in 4 1/3 innings, and Shimizu going 3 innings letting up 4 runs. “Not the best performance, I know, but at least we still won.”

But, onto the triple play, which occurred in the top of the 9th, Oda came up to the plate, with Tohno on second, and Shimozono on first. Oda hit a sharp liner to short, which Araki caught centimeters off of the ground, and he threw it to second to get Tohno, then to first for Shimozono, a 6-4-3 TRIPLE PLAY! Amazing!

- Takaharu Sonada

That Kurihara.

It's like he's two excellent players in one.

May 26, 2015

We're playing the Giants, it seems I always have trouble with them, should be good!

Kyoto Knights (35-12-2) - 14
Yomiuri Giants (24-24-1) – 2

Knights 4|4|0|2|0|1|3|0|0 14|23|0
Giants. 0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|2 2|6|2

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Akitaka Shimozono – RF (3-6)
2. Koyato Oda - 2B (4-5, BB, 2B)
3. Taiga Kura – SS (4-6, DP, 3 2B, 3 RBI [38, 39, 40])
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (4-6, SB, 3 HR [35, 36, 37], 9 RBI [72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80])
5. Goro Shigeno – LF (0-6, FC, ROE)
6. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (3-6, K, 2B, HR [8], 2 RBI [27, 28])
7. Touya Egawa – CF (0-4, BB, DP, ROE)
8. Rikiya Terauchi – C (2-5, DP)
9. PITCHER (3-4, SAC)

Pitcher(s):
Kazuya Fujita (9 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 K)

Giants:

Lineup:
1. Tetsuya Matsumoto – LF (0-4)
2. Yoshiyuki Kamei – CF (1-4, DP)
3. Michihiro Ogasawara - 3B (1-4, K)
4. Shinnosuke Abe – C (1-4, HR [20], 2 RBI [43, 44])
5. Hayato Sakamoto – SS (1-3, K)
6. Hisayoshi Chono – RF (0-3)
7. Rusty Ryal - 2B (0-3, K)
8. Takizawa - 1B (1-3)
9. PITCHER (1-1)
- Sakamoto – PH (0-1)
- Martin – PH (0-1)

Pitcher(s):
Hirokazu Sawamura (1+ IP, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB)
Shugo Fujii (2 2/3 IP, 3 R, 3 ER)
Tetsuya Yamaguchi (2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)
Yasunari Takagi (1/3 IP, 0 R)
Hideki Asai (2 IP, 3 R, 3 ER)
Yuya Kubo (1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER)

MVP(s):
Kazuya Fujita: Threw a complete game, letting up only 2 runs, in the bottom of the 9th, with 2 outs
Taiga Kura: His RBI double in the 1st, gave the Knights their only lead they needed

WP: Kazuya Fujita (6-1)
LP: Hirokazu Sawamura (3-3)
S: --

Kyoto Knightly
May 27, 2015
Fujita Throws A Gem in an Offensive Explosion

– Kura and Fujita

Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo, Tokyo – The Knights crushed the Giants in a 14-2 romp. Fujita threw an absolute gem, with his only blunder coming in the bottom of the ninth, with 2 outs. He gave up a homerun to Abe, on a 2-0 pitch. Next pitch, though, he got Sakamoto to fly out to left. “It’s too bad I wasn’t able to get the shutout, but a complete game is still pretty great!” He said after the game.

On the offensive side, Kurihara had an amazing game, going 4-6, with 3 homeruns, and 9 RBIs, NINE! AND a stolen base. Amazing, he is.

Also, this is the Knights 10th win in a row!

- Takaharu Sonada

Wow, you DID have trouble with them! 3 HR's? 9 RBI's??? NICE!

I <3 Kurihara

KURIHARA



Y U NO WIN PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD?!

I wish the game was able to recognize such a great performance...

May 28, 2015

We're playing my brother again today, it'll be big.

Sakai Samurais (33-18-0) – 11
Kyoto Knights (36-13-2) – 3

Samurais 6|0|1|0|0|4|0|0|0 11|16|0
Knights.. 0|1|1|0|0|0|0|0|1 3|8|1

Samurais:

Lineup:
1. Shuuji Arime – C (2-5, 2 2B, DP)
2. Daisuke Yagi - 1B (2-5)
3. Tadahiko Fujita – RF (3-5, K, 2 HR [14, 15], 6 RBI [43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48])
4. Daisuke Aoyama – CF (1-5, DP, HR [16], 1 RBI [47])
5. Ken Naitoh – DH (2-5, K)
6. Ken Kamei - 3B (1-4, 2B)
7. Mikihiko Shimazaki – SS (3-4, 2 HR [14, 15], 4 RBI [42, 43, 44, 45])
8. Takara Okazaki - 2B (0-4)
9. Ikuya Suzuki – LF (2-4)

Pitcher(s):
Ichiro Hashimoto (9 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 K)

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Akitaka Shimozono – RF (2-4)
2. Koyato Oda - 2B (2-4, 2B)
3. Takuya Kanazawa – DH (0-3, SF, 1 RBI [34])
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (2-4, 2 HR [39, 40], 2 RBI [83, 84])
5. Taiga Kura – SS (1-3, BB)
6. Goro Shigeno – LF (0-4, FC)
7. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (1-4, K)
8. Touya Egawa – CF (0-3)
9. Rikiya Terauchi – C (0-3, DP)

MVP(s):
Ichiro Hashimoto: He threw a complete game, letting up only 3 runs
Tadahiko Fujita: He had 2 homeruns, and 6 RBIs!

WP: Ichiro Hashimoto (4-4)
LP: Kiyoshi Atori (3-2)
S: --

Kyoto Knightly
May 29, 2015
Knights’ Streak Ends at 10

– Fujita and Hashimoto

Blue Stadium Sakyō-ku, Kyoto – The Knights were obliterated yesterday by rival Samurais, 11-3. And also, along with the humiliation of losing by 8 runs, their win streak ended at 10 games. And of course, it came against the Samurais. “We played very poorly today, as proof from the score; the blame isn’t only on Atori, but the team as a whole.” Manager, Kensou Mori said after the game.

The Knights were done in the first inning, thanks to two 3-run homeruns by Fujita and Shimazaki. They never were able to come back from that, and Atori only lasted 1 more inning, letting up 1 more run too. A poor performance by him, and a very poor performance by the offense as well, accumulating only 8 hits.

- Takaharu Sonada

May 29, 2015

We're playing the Samurais again today, hopefully we don't loose as badly as we did yesterday...

Also, Nomoto's playing for the first time today!

Sakai Samurais (34-18-0) - 8
Kyoto Knights (36-14-2) – 2

(Oopsies…)

Samurais:

Lineup:
1. Shuuji Arime – C (1-5, K, 1 RBI [28])
2. Daisuke Yagi - 1B (0-5, FC)
3. Tadahiko Fujita – RF (4-5, 2 HR [16, 17], 3 RBI [49, 50, 51])
4. Daisuke Aoyama – CF (2-5, K
5. Ken Naitoh – DH (0-5, 2 K)
6. Ken Kamei - 3B (1-4, K, 2B)
7. Mikihiko Shimazaki – SS (1-4, K)
8. Takara Okazaki - 2B (1-3, SAC, 1 RBI [21])
9. Ikuya Suzuki – LF (3-4, 2B, HR [6], 3 RBI [26, 27, 28])

Pitcher(s):
Hideki Kawabata (9 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 K)

Knights:

Lineup:
1. Akitaka Shimozono – RF (2-4)
2. Goro Shigeno – LF (0-4, K, DP)
3. Taiga Kura – SS (2-4, 2B, PO)
4. Masato Kurihara - 1B (0-3, SF, 1 RBI [85])
5. Daisuke Fukuchi - 3B (2-4, 2 2B)
6. Ryouya Miyaki – DH (2-4, 2 2B, 1 RBI [2])
7. Touya Egawa – CF (1-4, SB)
8. Rikiya Terauchi – C (1-4)
9. Hideo Nomoto - 2B (0-3, FC)

Pitcher(s):
Tsukiya Yamato (8+ IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 6 K)
Yoshio Fujii (1 IP, 3 R, 3 ER)

MVP(s):
Hideki Kawabata: He threw a complete game, letting up only 2 runs
Tadahiko Fujita: His 3rd inning homerun gave the Samurais the lead

WP: Hideki Kawabata (3-1)
LP: Tsukiya Yamato (6-2)
S:

Kyoto Knightly
May 30, 2015
Knights Fall To Samurais Once Again

– Fujita and Kawabata

Blue Stadium, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto – Once again, the Knights’ offence failed to produce enough runs to beat the surging Samurais. “We just can’t seem to beat my brother’s team,” Manager Kensou Mori said about his brother (Kazumu, the manager of the Samurais) “they seem to be one of the few teams that give us trouble.”

The Knights ended up losing by a final score of 8-2, thanks largely in part to Fujita and Suzuki who both had 3-run homeruns in the game. Fujita is batting a stellar .401, leading the Central League by a long shot.

Also, Terauchi will be out for 3 days with some ankle soreness.

- Takaharu Sonada

June 1, 2015

Well, turns out that the Dragons declined my trade offer for Yoshimi...

I still need to trade Egawa, and need a starter... What to do... What to do...

I could let you use one of the starters I made if you really need one...

His stats, what are they?