Next series: vs Hiroshima & Yakult.

After a quite disastrous series against the Giants at Tokyo Dome, Hanshin will start the week at home (at the Kyocera Dome) against the Carp, then they will go back to Tokyo to play against the Swallows at the very old Jingu Stadium.

Rank	Team	W	L	D	W%	HR	AVG	ERA
1	Hanshin Tigers	59	46	2	.562	132	.283	4.28
5	Hiroshima Carp	42	65	2	.393	74	.255	4.71
4	Yakult Swallows	53	54	2	.495	99	.267	3.81

Hanshin vs Hiroshima:

10 wins, 4 losses, 0 draws.

AVG of Hanshin vs Hiroshima: .308 / ERA of Hanshin vs Hiroshima: 3.80

AVG of Hiroshima vs Hanshin: .267 / ERA of Hiroshima vs Hanshin: 5.44

Hanshin vs Yakult:

11 wins, 6 losses, 0 draws.

AVG of Hanshin vs Yakult: .296 / ERA of Hanshin vs Yakult: 4.56

AVG of Yakult vs Hanshin: .270 / ERA of Yakult vs Hanshin: 5.45

News came that Nohmi will take the plate against Hiroshima in the Western League (the league in which Hanshin's second team plays). Sanspo journalists gave the date of Thursday 26th, that is to say the last game of the series which will take place at Naruohama, the home stadium of Hanshin 2. According to the Daily Sports, before coming back to the first team, Nohmi will pitch against Orix in the beginning of September.