An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
June 18th, 2011 Chiba Lotte Marines 0 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LWWLW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) The Swallows took advantage of a shaky Watanabe in the rain to win their only Interleague series. Tateyama got the start today and looked comfortable throughout. Even when he let runners get on [...]
May 26th, 2011 Orix Buffaloes 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LLDLW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) That’s right folks! That’s not a typo. The Swallows managed to score more points than their opponent. For those of you who don’t remember what that’s called, that’s called a win. Today’s lineup featured a [...]
August 24th, 2008 Hanshin Tigers 0 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 Streak: Lost 3 (Rained out 2). Last 5: WWLLL(RR) (Meiji Jingu Stadium) This one didn’t even get off the ground as the second game in a row at Jingu was rained out. The second game of the Hanshin series is scheduled for tomorrow night, but [...]
July 29th, 2008 Hanshin Tigers 4 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Streak: Lost 1. Last 5: LLLWL (Jingu Stadium) Ryan Vogelsong notched his ninth win for Hanshin as Masanori Ishikawa was charged with his eighth loss for Tokyo in this rain-abbreviated game. Tonight, the Swallows struck first, in a near-mirror image of last night, scoring two [...]
July 23rd, 2008 Yokohama BayStars 6 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5:WWLWL (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Tokyo starter, Masanori Ishikawa, only gave up eight hits, but three of them were home runs, and that was the difference in the ballgame. With the wind blowing out, Murata hit
July 22nd, 2008 Yokohama BayStars 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 Streak:Won 1. Last 5:WWWLW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Tonight, it was the Swallows’ turn to hold on to a lead in a lower-scoring game than last night’s. Muranaka, who made an appearance in relief, started for Tokyo and started the game by beaning Onishi. On the [...]
July 21st, 2008 Yokohama BayStars 10 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 Streak:Lost 1. Last 5:WWWWL (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Young Tokyo starter Ryo Kawashima got off to a rough start as Yokohama began with a bang, scoring four runs in the top of the first inning. The Swallows got their first run on the bottom of the [...]
July 20th, 2008 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 3 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 Streak: Won 4. Last 5: LWWWW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Sunday night capped not only a home sweep of Hiroshima, but put Tokyo at .500 for the first time in ages, gave them a three-game lead over fifth-place Hiroshima, and leaves them only one game [...]
June 21st, 2008 Orix Buffaloes 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 Streak: Won 1. Last 5: LWWLW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Tokyo celebrated recent import Wilson’s (Valdez goes by his first name, Wilson, on his jersey) first start with a win at home in the rain. Wilson made his case for staying in the starting lineup
