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October 17th, 2009

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 1

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 4

Best of 3 Series: Fukoka 0 – 2 Tohoku
(Kleenex Stadium)
The Eagles rode a solid performance from starting pitcher, Masahiro Tanaka, to sweep the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and earn a trip to Hokkaido to face the Pacific League champions.

October 16th, 2009

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 4

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 11
Best of 3 Series: Fukoka 0 – 1 Tohoku
(Kleenex Stadium)
The Eagles absolutely destroyed the visiting Hawks in the first game of what could be an abbreviated series up in Sendai.

June 11th, 2009
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3

Streak: Won 1     Last 5: WLWLW
(Yahoo Dome)
In 2009 a Shohei Tateyama start is becoming shorthand for almost certain victory. And tonight it proved no different, as he got good run support to go with his decent seven innings to put a spoke in the wheel [...]

June 10th, 2009
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4

Streak: Lost 1     Last 5: WWLWL
(Yahoo Dome)
Yoshinori made his first start in two weeks, and it looked for a while he might mark his comeback with a win, but the Hawks prevailed in the end as the SoftBank Interleague machine rolled on.
Yoshinori made his last [...]

May 25th, 2009
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3

Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2

Streak: Lost 3     Last 5: LWLLL
(Jingu Stadium)
Tokyo continued their series of matchups against Japan’s finest starting pitchers (AKA the Interleague schedule) as they faced SoftBank’s Sugiuchi looking to avoid their third consecutive loss. Yakult countered with Ishikawa taking the mound for the Swallows, but while [...]

Trans-Pacific Radio has just posted a short podcast previewing a few of the ins and outs, at least where personnel changes are concerned, of the off-season for the six teams in the Pacific League.
You can listen to the podcast on your computer by going here.