The series against the Swallows ended with a large victory of the Tigers. They basically won the game in the 7th inning. They were losing 2 to 0 but scored 6 runs. Lin's fans will be glad to know that he was the one who tied, driving two runs in with a triple. Mayumi was wise to replace Asai by Lin at this moment, even if it was unfortunate for Asai. Murton put Yoshinori K.O. by hitting a 2-run homerun.
Watanabe on the other hand, did not have a good day. He is a relief with ups and downs even if his ERA is quite good (2.28). Today he gave up two runs in one-third of an inning. Mayumi and the pitching coach Kubo do not seem to have more confidence in the young pitcher Fujihara. He also pitched only one-third of an inning. He is the only left-handed relief pitcher in the first team.
Today's highlights:
Kanemoto defended his place among the starting members by batting two hits. Nevertheless he was replaced before the end of the game, like yesterday.
Thanks to this victory Hanshin is back at 0.5 from the first rank. The Giants lost 7 to 8 against Yokohama. The Baystars hit a full base homerun in the bottom of the 9th inning. We can laugh but not mock them...
Tomorrow will start the games against Hiroshima. Hanshin has three consecutive wins against this team. The announced starter for Hanshin is Jason Standridge (ERA 3.99, 5 wins, 1 lose). He has won against the Carp once, but his ERA against them is 6.52. His opponent will be Keisuke Imai (ERA 3.60, 3.00 versus Hanshin, 0 wins and 1 lose). The day after tomorrow Zono will be the starting pitcher again, and because of that he deserves a standing ovation!
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Bonus:
Yesterday I talked about "Coaches Wars", and since a Hanshin fan does not do things by half:
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