Hanshin vs Hiroshima & Yakult.

Hanshin will play again the next series away, but will return in its stronghold on Friday.

This week the Tigers will play against Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium, and against Yakult Swallows at Kyocera Dome in Osaka.

Rank	Team	W%	HR	AVG	ERA
2	Hanshin Tigers	.564	109	.278	4.08
5	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	.396	68	.254	4.69
4	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	.474	85	.263	3.91

Hanshin's details:

vs Hiroshima: 9 wins and 3 losses.

vs Yakult: 9 wins and 5 losses.

Because of the three consecutive defeats against the Dragons, the Tigers are now at 1.5 games behind the Giants. They will play first against the Swallows and then against the Baystars.