An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
July 30th, 2011 Yomiuri Giants 2 Tokyo Swallows 2 Streak: Tied 1 Last 5: LWLWD (Meiji Jingu Stadium) After gritty pitching win last night, the Swallows looked to take the series win against the Giants at Jingu. With Miyamoto taking a rest day the Swallows start Keizo at short and move Kawabata to third. Furthermore, [...]
July 19th, 2011 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6 Yokohama BayStars 3 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WLLDW (Yokohama Stadium) Tokyo returned to winnings ways in Yokohama as Balentien re-discovered his mojo in a major way. Us: Aoki (CF) Tanaka (2B) Whitesell (1B) Hatakeyama (LF) Balentien (RF) Miyamoto (3B) Kawabata (SS) Aikawa (C) Tateyama (P) Them: Ishikawa [...]
July 15th, 2011 Yomiuri Giants 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WWWDW (Tokyo Dome) The Birds look to continue their strong performance of late and run their unbeaten streak against Yomiuri to 10. Tokyo: 1. Aoki (CF) 2. Tanaka (2B) 3. Whitesell (1B) 4. Hatakeyama (LF) 5. Balentien (RF) 6. Miyamoto [...]
July 14th, 2011 Chunichi Dragons 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Streak: Tied 1 Last 5: LWWWD (Meiji Jingu Stadium) After losing two in a row to the Swallows, the Dragons shuffled their lineup and sent Chen to the mound. The Swallows countered with Ishikawa, hoping he would be able to pitch deep to relieve the [...]
July 12th, 2011 Chunichi Dragons 4 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: WWLWW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) With a home series against the second placed Dragons presenting the Swallows with the chance to further extend their lead at the CL summit, they took full advantage as Shichijo (with the help of ample [...]
Welcome to the Monday Review, in which we’ll look back at the week that was and look ahead to the week that will be. We hope a recurring weekly review column will help readers identify some trends that can’t be covered in a single game report. We’re still trying to work out the format, so [...]
July 5th, 2011 Yomiuri Giants 4 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: DWLWW (Shizuoka Kusanagi Stadium) Coco Balentien awoke from his slumping slumber just in time to break a 9th inning tie, and ensured that the Swallows didn’t have to endure yet another draw against Yomiuri. Us: Aoki (CF) Tanaka (2B) [...]
June 29th, 2011 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 Yomiuri Giants 5 Streak: Tied 1 Last 5: WWLWD (Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture) In just about the only manner that will preclude my groaning about it, the Swallows managed a tie after a scary start as they continue to help the people of Fukushima by preventing them from [...]
June 25th, 2011 Yokohama BayStars 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: LWLWW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Tokyo took a second game on the trot from the visiting BayStars. Unlike last night, however, they assumed control of the game much earlier on and let the bullpen bring the win home. YB: [...]
June 24th, 2011 Yokohama BayStars 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WLWLW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Looking to resume their Central League schedule where they left off in mid-May (i.e. by winning a lot), the Swallows got the winning start they needed against the NPB’s doormats, but my there was a [...]
