July 12th, 2008
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1
Chunichi Dragons 1
Streak: Drawn 1. Last 5:WLLWD
(Nagoya Dome)
Pitchers of both sides were in the ascendancy as Yakult and Chunichi drew 1-1 after 12 innings at Nagoya Dome on Saturday afternoon.
Tokyo’s starter was Tateyama, and he had a good outing, piching 7 innings of 5 hit no-run baseball and walking 3 for a no-decision.

For anyone who’s interested, the Japan Times published a piece about Tokyo centerfielder Norichika Aoki, whom we here at the Tsubamegun think just might be the best position player in the NPB these days. The piece, based on an interview with Aoki prior to the Swallows’ recent home loss to the Yokohama BayStars, focuses on [...]