10/19/08 – Central League Climax Series – 1st Stage – Chunichi vs. Hanshin (Game 2)

October 19th, 2008 Chunichi Dragons 3 Hanshin Tigers 7 (Kyocera Dome) Hanshin punched back tonight with a four-run first and a three-run sixth. The series is now level at 1-1 with the decisive game three slated for tomorrow night at Kyocera Dome.

10/19/08 – Pacific League Climax Series – 2nd Stage – Hokkaido vs. Saitama (Game 4)

October 19th, 2008 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 7 Saitama Seibu Lions 4 (Seibu Dome) Hokkaido starter, Masaru Takeda, pitched five innings (four of them remarkably strong), and that was enough cover for the Fighters to build up a 5-0 lead.