October 18th, 2009

Tokyo Swallows 2

Chunichi Dragons 3

Series: Chunichi 1-1 Tokyo
(Nagoya Dome)
The Dragons leveled the series with a come-from-behind win and made sure that both team’s season will survive at least one more day.

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.

September 30th, 2009

Hanshin Tigers 7

Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1

Streak: Lost 2     Last 5:  WWWLL
(Jingu Stadium)
The birds outhit the Tigers 12-10 but still got annihilated. Yuki pitched six rather solid innings but got roughed up a little in the seventh. Takada factored a bit in this one as well.

September 28th, 2009

Hanshin Tigers 1
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7
Streak: Won 6    Last 5:  WWWWW
(Jingu Stadium)
Tokyo starter, Takagi, had another solid outing as Tokyo won a very important contest versus the Hanshin Tigers.

September 25th, 2009

Yokohama BayStars 2

Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5

Streak: Won 3  Last 5: LLWWW
(Jingu Stadium)
For the third time in as many games a Tokyo starter lasted all nine innings, and the birds were able to continue their mini-revival (third win in a row) versus the 6th-place BayStars.

September 18th, 2009

Yomiuri Giants 10
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2
Streak: Lost 1    Last 5: LLWWL
(Jingu Stadium)
After two long overdue victories on the trot, normal service was resumed tonight as the team did what they nearly always do when facing their local neighbours, they yet again rolled over and became Yomiuri’s bitches.

September 15th, 2009

Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5

Yokohama BayStars 6

Streak: Lost 9  Last 5: LLLLL
(Yokohama Stadium)
The last time the Swallows played the Baystars, the Stars whupped them 13-2. Carrying an eight game losing streak, the beleaguered fourth-place Swallows headed to Yokohama to play a team that has had their number all season long.

September 10th, 2009

Hiroshima Toyo Carp 3
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2
Streak: Lost 5     Last : LLLLL
(Jingu Stadium)
You couldn’t make this shit up if you tried. The Swallows took a 2-0 lead into the 9th inning off the back of an excellent start from Hiromitsu Takagi. But wouldn’t you just know it, they would end up [...]

September 2nd, 2009

Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4
Hanshin Tigers 9

Streak: Lost 6    Last 5:  LLLLL
(Koshien)
Luckily for the surging Tigers, Takada plugged Masubuchi into the lineup for his first start of the year. One could probably argue that this was not the wisest time to do such a thing, but we’ll get to that later.

August 26th, 2009

Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1

Hiroshima Toyo Carp 11

Streak: Lost 1     Last : WLLWL
(Mazda Stadium)
After a brief respite yesterday with a solid Tateyama start and timely hitting earning a comfortable enough win for the Swallows, normal August service was resumed this evening as Tokyo stunk up Hiroshima’s shiny new stadium.
Ryo Kawashima, obviously noticing [...]