April 18th, 2009 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 0 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 Streak: Won 3 Last 5: LLWWW (Jingu Stadium) Tokyo managed to stretch its lead in the current series to 2-0 and solidify its position in second place in the Central League (for whatever that’s worth this early in the season) with a slim yet [...]

With the regular season now entering it’s final month, I’d thought I’d take a look at how the Yakult lineup of the starting eight position players has evolved since opening day. So first, lets take a look at the batting order which started against the Giants on opening day, Friday March 28th 2008: 1 Keizo [...]

Central League 4 Pacific League 5 (Kyocera Dome)