This page includes results from all games this season, the Central League standings, Pacific League standings, Climax Series results, Japan Series results, and Asia Series results, as well as game-by-game results for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.Reports are available in the Results Archive or by clicking the date next to each result.

Current Record: 71-72-1 (.497), 3rd Place, 22 games behind CL Champions Yomiuri (as of October 12th and the end of the season.)

10.5 games behind 2nd-place Chunichi
2 games ahead of 4th-place Hanshin
4 games ahead of 5th-place Hiroshima
20  games ahead of 6th-place Yokohama

2009 Current Central League Standings

Team	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GB	Home	Away	RF	RA
Yomiuri Giants	144	89	46	9	.659	C	48-20-4	41-25-5	650	493
Chunichi Dragons	144	81	62	1	.566	12	42-29-1	39-33	605	508
Tokyo Yakult Swallows	144	71	72	1	.497	22	39-33	32-39-1	548	606
Hanshin Tigers	144	67	73	4	.479	24.5	38-33-1	29-40-3	548	534
Hiroshima Toyo Carp	144	65	75	4	.464	26.5	32-38-1	32-37-3	528	575
Yokohama BayStars	144	51	93	0	.354	42.5	27-45	24-48	497	685

Team	Yomiuri	Chunichi	Hanshin	Tokyo	Hiroshima	Yokohama
YG	*	16-8	11-11-2	18-5-1	14-7-3	18-6
CD	8-16	*	14-10	11-13	16-8	18-6
HT	11-11-2	10-14	*	9-15	13-11	15-9
TYS	5-18-1	13-11	15-9	*	12-12	11-13
HTC	7-14-3	8-16	11-13	12-12	*	13-11
YBS	6-18	6-18	9-15	13-11	11-13	*

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2009 Games (All games at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. Click links for full game summaries):

4/3/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 at Hanshin Tigers 5 (Kyocera-Osaka Dome)
4/4/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 at Hanshin Tigers 1 (Kyocera-Osaka Dome, 2:00)
4/5/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7 at Hanshin Tigers 6 (Kyocera-Osaka Dome, 2:00)

4/7/09: L Chunichi Dragons 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3
4/8/09: W Chunichi Dragons 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 8
4/9/09: W Chunichi Dragons 7, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 10
4/10/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 at Yokohama BayStars 9
4/11/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Yokohama BayStars 0 (2:00)
4/12/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Yokohama BayStars 5 (2:00)

4/14/09:  RC Yomiuri Giants
4/15/09: L Yomiuri Giants 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2
4/16/09: W Yomiuri Giants 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6
4/17/09: W Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6
4/18/09: W Hiroshima Toyo Carp 0, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1
4/19/09: W Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 8

4/21/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 at Yomiuri Giants 4 (Nagasaki)
4/22/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 at Yomiuri Giants 3 (Saga)
4/23/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 at Yomiuri Giants 2 (Fukuoka Yahoo! Dome)
4/24/09: L Yokohama BayStars 3, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0
4/25/09: RC Yokohama BayStars
4/26/09: L Yokohama BayStars 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2

4/28/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 at Chunichi Dragons 2 (Toyohashi)
4/29/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7 at Chunichi Dragons 1
4/30/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Chunichi Dragons 0

5/2/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 at Hiroshima Toyo Carp 9 (1:30)
5/3/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2 (1:30)
5/4/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 at Hiroshima Toyo Carp 3 (1:30)
5/5/09: RC Hanshin Tigers
5/6/09: RC Hanshin Tigers
5/7/09: W Hanshin Tigers 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2

5/9/09: L Hiroshima Toyo Carp 4 at Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1  (Matsuyama)
5/10/09: W Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1 at Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4  (Matsuyama, 2:00)

5/12/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Chunichi Dragons 6 (Gifu)
5/13/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7 at Chunichi Dragons 1
5/14/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 8 at Chunichi Dragons 5
5/15/09: W Hanshin Tigers 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2
5/16/09: W Hanshin Tigers 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4
5/17/09: W Hanshin Tigers 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2
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Interleague Games:

5/19/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7 at Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 3
5/20/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 at Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2
5/21/09: (Rain make-up day)
5/22/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2
5/23/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 at Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 3
5/24/09: L Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 8, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5
5/25/09: L Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2
5/26/09: (Rain make-up day)
5/27/09: W Orix Buffaloes 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5
5/28/09: W Orix Buffaloes 0, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4
5/29/09: (Rain make-up day)
5/30/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Chiba Lotte Marines 6 (1:00)
5/31/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7 at Chiba Lotte Marines 1 (1:00)
6/1/09: (Rain make-up day, 6:15)
6/2/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Saitama Seibu Lions 7
6/3/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 at Saitama Seibu Lions 8

6/5/09: W Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 3, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 9
6/6/09: W Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5
6/7/09: L Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 3, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0
6/8/09: W Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 3, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4

6/10/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 at Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4
6/11/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6 at Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3

6/13/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Orix Buffaloes 1 (2:00)
6/14/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 14 at Orix Buffaloes 10 (1:00)

6/17/09: W Chiba Lotte Marines 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 10
6/18/09: W Chiba Lotte Marines 5, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6

6/20/09: W Saitama Seibu Lions 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5
6/21/09: W Saitama Seibu Lions 5, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6 (2:00)
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6/26/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 at Yomiuri Giants 7
6/27/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6 at Yomiuri Giants 1
6/28/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 at Yomiuri Giants 7 (2:00)

6/30/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 at Yokohama BayStars 3 (Matsumoto)
7/1/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 at Yokohama BayStars 9 (Kofu)

7/3/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 at Hanshin Tigers 7
7/4/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6 at Hanshin Tigers 3
7/5/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 at Hanshin Tigers 4

7/7/09: L Chunichi Dragons 12, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1
7/8/09: W Chunichi Dragons 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 11
7/9/09: W Chunichi Dragons 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 8
7/10/09: W Yokohama BayStars 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4
7/11/09: L Yokohama BayStars 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2
7/12/09: L Yokohama BayStars 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 (2:00)

7/14/09: L Yomiuri Giants 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 (Fukushima)
7/15/09: W Yomiuri Giants 7, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 13

7/17/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 at Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2
7/18/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 at Hiroshima Toyo Carp 8
7/19/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1
7/20/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Hanshin Tigers 2
7/21/09: RC Hanshin Tigers
7/22/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 at Hanshin Tigers 0
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All-Star Break

7/24/09: All-Star Game 1 (Sapporo Dome): Central League 10, Pacific League 8
7/25/09: All-Star Game 2 (Hiroshima): Pacific League 7, Central League 4
7/26/09: (Rain make-up day)
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7/28/09: W Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6

7/29/09: L Hiroshima Toyo Carp 10, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6
7/30/09: L Hiroshima Toyo Carp 8, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3
7/31/09: W Chunichi Dragons 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3
8/1/09: W Chunichi Dragons 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4
8/2/09: L Chunichi Dragons 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5

8/4/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 at Yokohama BayStars 4
8/5/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Yokohama BayStars 8
8/6/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Yokohama BayStars 4 (Hiratsuka)
8/7/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7 at Yomiuri Giants 10
8/8/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 at Yomiuri Giants 2 (2:00)
8/9/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 at Yomiuri Giants 2 (2:00)

8/11/09: W Yokohama BayStars 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5
8/12/09: L Yokohama BayStars 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3
8/13/09: L Yokohama BayStars 13, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2
8/14/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 at Chunichi Dragons 12
8/15/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 at Chunichi Dragons 2
8/16/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Chunichi Dragons 1

8/18/09: L Hanshin Tigers 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1
8/19/09: W Hanshin Tigers 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4
8/20/09: L Hanshin Tigers 10, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2
8/21/09: W Yomiuri Giants 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 9
8/22/09: L Yomiuri Giants 7, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3
8/23/09: L Yomiuri Giants 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1

8/25/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 at Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1
8/26/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 at Hiroshima Toyo Carp 11
8/27/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6 at Hiroshima Toyo Carp 7
8/28/09: L Chunichi Dragons 7, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5
8/29/09: L Chunichi Dragons 5, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3
8/30/09: RC Chunichi Dragons

9/1/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 at Hanshin Tigers 6
9/2/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 at Hanshin Tigers 9
9/3/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 at Hanshin Tigers 2
9/4/09: T Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Yomiuri Giants 3
9/5/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 at Yomiuri Giants 7 (2:00)
9/6/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 at Yomiuri Giants 4 (2:00)

9/8/09: L Hiroshima Toyo Carp 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3
9/9/09: L Hiroshima Toyo Carp 9, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0
9/10/09: L Hiroshima Toyo Carp 3, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2
9/11/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 at Chunichi Dragons 3
9/12/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 at Chunichi Dragons 4
9/13/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 at Chunichi Dragons 7

9/15/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 at Yokohama BayStars 6
9/16/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6 at Yokohama BayStars 2
9/17/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7 at Yokohama BayStars 3
9/18/09: L Yomiuri Giants 10, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2
9/19/09: L Yomiuri Giants 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3
9/20/09: L Yomiuri Giants 8, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2
9/21/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 at Hiroshima Toyo Carp 6
9/22/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Hiroshima Toyo Carp 0 (2:00)
9/23/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 at Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1 (1:30)

9/25/09: W Yokohama BayStars 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5
9/26/09: W Yokohama BayStars 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5
9/27/09: W Yokohama BayStars 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3
9/28/09: W Hanshin Tigers 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7
9/29/09: L Hanshin Tigers 8, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2
9/30/09: L Hanshin Tigers 7, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1
10/1/09: HANSHIN TIGERS (Rain make-up day)
10/2/09: L Hiroshima Carp 5, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2
10/3/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6 at Hanshin Tigers 4
10/4/09: L Yomiuri Giants 5, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1
10/5/09: RC Yomiuri Giants
10/6/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 10 at Yokohama BayStars 4
10/7/09: W Yokohama BayStars 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5
10/8/09: W Hanshin Tigers 0, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5
10/9/09: W Hanshin Tigers 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3

10/11/09: W Chunichi Dragons 3, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4
10/12/09: W Yomiuri Giants 3, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5

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Climax Series, Stage One

10/17/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 at Chunichi Dragons 2
10/18/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 at Chunichi Dragons 3
10/19/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 at Chunichi Dragons 7

Chunichi Dragons 2-1

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Preseason:

2/28/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6 at Chunichi Dragons 3

3/1/09: W Yokohama BayStars 3, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 (Urasoe)

3/4/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 at Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 5
3/5/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 at Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2

3/7/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 at Orix Buffaloes 6
3/8/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 at Hanshin Tigers 5 (Kurashiki)

3/10/09: L Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 10, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3
3/11/09: W Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7

3/14/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 at Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1
3/15/09: T Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 at Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2

3/17/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7 at Yomiuri Giants 6
3/18/09: W Saitama Seibu Lions 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 9
3/19/09: W Saitama Seibu Lions 7, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 8
3/20/09: L Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0
3/21/09: W Orix Buffaloes 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 13
3/22/09: W Orix Buffaloes 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5

3/24/09: W Yomiuri Giants 4, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5

3/26/09: W Yokohama BayStars 1, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 10

3/28/09: W Tokyo Yakult Swallows 8 at Saitama Seibu Lions 1
3/29/09: L Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6 at Saitama Seibu Lions 9
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2009 Current Pacific League Standings

Team	GP	W	L	T	PCT.	GB	Home	Away	RF	RA
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	144	82	60	2	.577	C	45-25-1	36-35-1	689	550
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	144	77	66	1	.539	5	38-32-1	38-33	598	609
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	144	74	65	5	.532	7	40-28-4	34-37-1	600	591
Saitama Seibu Lions	144	70	70	4	.500	11	38-32-2	32-38-2	664	627
Chiba Lotte Marines	144	62	77	4	.446	18.5	37-31-4	25-46-1	620	639
Orix Buffaloes	144	56	86	2	.394	26	32-40	24-45-1	585	715

(As of end of play on October 11th and the end of the season.)