September 3rd, 2010 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Yokohama BayStars 2 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LLWDW (Yokohama) This game got a little wild at the end, but it ended on the right note for the visiting Tokyo Swallows. Tonite’s lineup: 1. Aoki CF 2. Tanaka 2B 3. Iihara RF 4. Whitesell 1B 5. Hatakeyama [...]
September 1st, 2010 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Yomiuri Giants 3 Streak: Drew 1 Last 5: WLLWD (Tomiyama) After finishing out a very respectable August with an 18-8 record, by far the best W-L tally in the Central League, the birds began September with a draw. Lineup: 1. Aoki CF 2. Tanaka 2B 3. Iihara [...]
August 22nd, 2010 Chunichi Dragons 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WWWLW (Nagoya Dome) Today’s rubber match against the Dragons seemed to be following the same script as last night’s game, with the Birds taking the early lead and giving it up in one bad inning. However, today the Swallows [...]
August 4th, 2010 Chunichi Dragons 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: WLLWW (Jingu Stadium) Lord, we stranded a lot of runners in this game. But so did the Dragons. I guess I should just be happy that we have runners to worry about at all. And the fact that we [...]
August 3rd, 2010 Chunichi Dragons 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WWLLW (Jingu Stadium) Aside from a little offense in the first, the birds were dominated at the plate from start to finish, but they still managed to pull out an important win against the third-place Dragons. Tonite’s lineup: 1. [...]
July 11th, 2010 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2 Tokyo Swallows 3 Streak: Won 3 Last 5: LLWWW (Jingu Stadium) The Swallows manage to protect a slim lead at Jingu this afternoon. Today’s lineup saw the return of both Aikawa and Miyamoto: Aoki CF Tanaka 2B Iihara RF Whitesell LF Hatakeyama 1B Aikawa C Miyamoto 3B [...]
July 10th, 2010 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2 Tokyo Swallows 5 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: LLLWW (Jingu Stadium) Ishikawa finally managed to get his third win of the season on a sun-drenched afternoon in downtown Tokyo. That ties him with Barnette for fifth on the team in terms of wins. Today’s lineup: 1. Aoki [...]
July 3rd, 2010 Chunichi Dragons 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 Streak: Won 5 Last 5: WWWWW (Akita Komachi Stadium) The Swallows looked to extend their winning streak to 5 games in game 1 of a home away from home series in Akita. Hometown boy Ishikawa (2-8) took the mound for the Birds, and the [...]
How We Got There The Swallows came into June fresh off the Takada firing, and were only 4 games into the Ogawa regime. The Birds were looking to build on the 1-2-1 record they had compiled under Ogawa, by exacting revenge on the Pacific League teams that had swept them in May. How We Did [...]
June 30th, 2010 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Yokohama BayStars 2 Streak: Won 4 Last 5: LWWWW (Okinawa Cellular Stadium Naha) It wasn’t a romp like last night, but the Tokyo Swallows still got the win and moved into fourth place in the Central League. Tonite’s lineup: 1. Aoki CF 2. Tanaka 2B 3. Iihara [...]
