July 15th, 2008 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6 Hanshin Tigers 0 Streak: Won 2. Last 5: LWDWW (in Kurashiki) Ryo Kawashima pitched eight beautiful innings of six hit, no run baseball on the way to his fifth win of the season. He also saw his ERA shrink to 2.68 and his overall record improve to 5-2. [...]

Just as they said they would in the days after he tested positive for banned substances, the Swallows released pitcher Danny Rios yesterday, according to an announcement from the NPB Commissioner’s office. Readers of the Tsubamegun will recall that Rios tested positive for hydroxystanozolol, which can indicate use of the anabolic steroid stanozolol, twice, in tests [...]