Comments on: 6/21/09 – Saitama (Home) http://tokyoswallows.com/2009/06/21/62109-saitama-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=62109-saitama-home An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Watkins http://tokyoswallows.com/2009/06/21/62109-saitama-home/comment-page-1/#comment-1446 David Watkins Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:46:00 +0000 http://tokyoswallows.com/?p=3198#comment-1446 Ryota Igarashi's scoreless 8th broke a club record for consecutive appearances without allowing a run. It was his 21st shift in relief without allowing the opposition a sniff and his ERA is now down to a minuscule 1.271. Igarashi has recently qualified for international free-agency, and he has expressed a desire to play in the MLB so this could well be his last season with Tokyo. Lets hope not as he's in his best form (not to mention the best health) for many a year. Ryota Igarashi’s scoreless 8th broke a club record for consecutive appearances without allowing a run.

It was his 21st shift in relief without allowing the opposition a sniff and his ERA is now down to a minuscule 1.271.

Igarashi has recently qualified for international free-agency, and he has expressed a desire to play in the MLB so this could well be his last season with Tokyo.

Lets hope not as he’s in his best form (not to mention the best health) for many a year.

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