An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
May 25th, 2011 Orix Buffaloes 4 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 Streak: L1 (6-game winless streak) Last 5: LLLDL (Meiji Jingu Stadium) After a week on the skids and their lead in the CL dropping to a precarious half game ahead of Hiroshima, the Swallows took the field against the PL’s last-place perennial doormats, Orix, hoping [...]
May 17th, 2011 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 0 Streak: Won 4 Last 5: DWWWW (Sapporo Dome) Tonight’s opening games of the 2011 Inter-League campaign saw all of the Pacific League teams hosting their Central League counterparts. For the CL-topping Swallows, that meant a trip to Hokkaido to face off against the [...]
May 29th, 2010 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 11 Orix Buffaloes 4 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LLLLW (Kyocera Dome) This was a very good evening for Tokyo indeed. They won their first game of the post-Takada era as their bats exploded into life to end their rotten losing streak. Plus Masanori Ishikawa finally got his [...]
May 26th, 2010 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 3 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Streak: Lost 9 Last 5: LLLLL (Meiji Jingu Stadium) After last Saturday’s debacle at Chiba, Tokyo had to pick themselves up off the floor and try to soldier on, despite today’s devastating news that Takada hadn’t resigned after all (Takada Count: 9). [...]
May 18th, 2010 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 Saitama Seibu Lions 1 Streak: Lost 5 Last 5: LLLLL (Omiya) This one turned into a pitching duel of sorts. Kishi vs. Tateyama. Kishi has been throwing well of late, but Tateyama has had a couple of stinkers leading up to this appearance. Kishi was very solid, [...]
The Birds kicked off Interleague play with a disastrous 0-4 homestand. Starting tomorrow, the team takes their show on the road with two games each against the Seibu Lions and the Lotte Marines. That means for the first time this season, the Swallows will be able to feature a lineup with a designated hitter. The [...]
Tomorrow, weather permitting, the 6 Central League teams will play host to the 6 Pacific League teams, kicking off 5 weeks of Interleague play. This post will hopefully give you some information you will find useful.
June 13th, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Orix Buffaloes 1 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: LWLWW (Kyocera Dome) After finally getting a win against one of NPB’s surprise stories of the year, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, Tokyo made it halfway home before having to stop off in Osaka to finish up their four-game, mid-season [...]
May 31st, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7 Chiba Lotte Marines 1 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LWWLW (Chiba Marine Stadium) While the rain fell down over Tokyo, the skies remained sunny over Chiba Marine Stadium as Yakult coasted to a straightforward victory against the Marines. Ryo Kawashima started for the birds and had one [...]
May 30th, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Chiba Lotte Marines 6 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: LLWWL (Chiba Marine Stadium) Yuki Tanaka struggled in his second start of the season, allowing Chiba a big early lead from which Yakult couldn’t recover. Yuki lasted only three innings, giving up five runs off five hits [...]
