5/02/09 – Hiroshima (Away)

May 2nd, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 9 Streak: Lost 1    Last 5: LWWWL (Mazda Stadium) Tokyo’s first visit to the new Mazda “Zoom Zoom” Stadium was a losing one as they got a bit of a thumping at the hands of the Carp. Yakult’s starter was Ichiba, and thought he did [...]

League Leaders — Hitting (as of 5/1/09)

Offensive league leaders after games played on May 1, 2009. Home Runs Central League Pacific League Player # Kanemoto (Hanshin) 8 Wada (Chunichi) 8 Ogasawara (Yomiuri) 6 D’Antona (Tokyo) 5 Guiel (Tokyo) 5 Morino (Chunichi) 5 Fujii (Chunichi) 4 Kawashima (Tokyo) 4 Arai (Hanshin) 4 Blanco (Chunichi) 4 Lee (Yomiuri) 4 Player # Rhodes (Orix) [...]