October 17th, 2009

Tokyo Swallows 3
Chunichi Dragons 2

Series: Chunichi 0-1 Tokyo
(Nagoya Dome)
Game one of the 2009 Central League Climax Series kicked off in Nagoya with Chen on the mound for the home team, and Ishikawa taking the reigns for the visiting Tokyo Swallows.
And Tokyo came up with the goods versus a very sharp Chen.

October 7th, 2009

Yokohama BayStars 4

Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5

Streak: Won 2   Last 5: LWLWW
(Jingu Stadium)
Aaron Guiel. Aaron Guiel. Aaron Guiel!!

September 26th, 2009

Yokohama BayStars 4

Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5

Streak: Won 4  Last 5: LWWWW
(Jingu Stadium)
A crazy thing happened today. The Tokyo Swallows reclaimed third place in the Central League.

September 16th, 2009

Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7

Yokohama BayStars 3

Streak: Won 2  Last 5: LLLWW
(Yokohama Stadium)
The Swallows won two games in a row for the first time since July 31st and August 1st when the team was playing the Dragons at home. Coincidentally, that was also the last time that the birds won a three game series.
It’s [...]

September 16th, 2009

Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6

Yokohama BayStars 2

Streak: Won 1  Last 5: LLLLW
(Yokohama Stadium)
Huh. Imagine that.

Pitcher Chang-yong Lim (no. 12) made his return to the top team after a brief rest due to fatigue/back stiffness.
He was on the first team roster yesterday, but he didn’t make an appearance in the Swallows’ most recent collapse.
Lim’s record before being deactivated from the first team earlier this month was five wins and three [...]

Catcher Atsushi Kinugawa (no. 38) was called up before yesterday’s game to join the Swallows top team. This is the first call-up of the season for the 28-year-old. With Yoneno recently sent down to the farm, the team was briefly playing with only two catchers on the 28-man roster (which is acceptable in my view), [...]

August 29th, 2009

Chunichi Dragons 5

Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3

Streak: Lost 4    Last 5: WLLLL
(Jingu Stadium)
Yoshinori lasted eight innings, and the game went an extra frame before it was decided, but in the end it was another game for the ‘Loss’ column.

August 23rd, 2009

Yomiuri Giants 2

Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1

Streak: Lost 2    Last 5: WLWLL
(Jingu Stadium)
After Friday’s rather fortunate win, and last night’s thorough drubbing, the Tokyo Swallows looked to win its first three-game series of the month against crosstown rival, Yomiuri.
But in the end, Tokyo gave this game away, and what they learned [...]

August 21st, 2009

Yomiuri Giants 6

Tokyo Yakult Swallows 9

Streak: Won 1    Last 5: WLWLW
(Jingu Stadium)
Can anyone remember the last time Tokyo won a three-game series? Neither can I.
The birds went into this game hoping to catch the visiting Giants napping as they desperately seek a win or two to get their season back [...]