An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
May 12th, 2013 Hanshin Tigers 4 Tokyo Swallows 2 Streak: Lost 4 Last 5: WLLLL (Botchan Stadium - Matsuyama) Tokyo got an early lead and held onto it for most of the game thanks to Yagi’s solid start, but Hanshin won the game on a three-run effort in the top of the eighth. And guess [...]
May 5th, 2013 Tokyo Swallows 7 Hanshin Tigers 5 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LLLLW (Koshien) Holy crap, this has been a streaky last couple of weeks. And with all the injuries we’re dealing with right now, the fun ain’t gonna stop. After losing four on the trot, Tokyo finally got its act back together. [...]
April 28th, 2013 Yomiuri Giants 1 Tokyo Swallows 2 Streak: Won 5 Last 5: WWWWW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Tokyo went into this contest looking for its first sweep of the 2013 campaign, and hoping to seal the deal for the home team was lefty Ryousuke Yagi. And he did remarkably well in his fifth start [...]
October 6th, 2012 Hiroshima Carp 4 Tokyo Swallows 2 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: WLWWL (Meiji Jingu Stadium) The stretch of tune up games continued tonight in Jingu as the Swallows faced the Carp. Earlier in the day news hit that Ryuji Miyade would be hanging up his cleats at the conclusion of this [...]
September 29th, 2012 Chunichi Dragons 4 Tokyo Swallows 0 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: WWLWL (Meiji Jingu Stadium) The Swallows are going to the Climax Series!!! (Because the Carp lost to the Tigers 2-0.) What the Swallows weren’t able to do was strike fear in the hearts of their first round opponents by beating them [...]
September 17th, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 5 Hiroshima Carp 4 Streak: Won 4 Last 5: LWWWW (Mazda Stadium) The Swallows came into the game 1 game under .500, and 3 games ahead of the Carp in the race for the third and final spot in the Climax Series. The Swallows also found out earlier than [...]
September 11th, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 2 Hanshin Tigers 0 Streak: Last 5: WLLDW (Koshien) Roman rode his luck on the way to his ninth win of the season as Hanshin turned chance-wasting into an art-form. Meanwhile Tokyo’s bats did just enough to eke out a win that puts them back in a tie for that [...]
August 30th, 2012 Hiroshima Carp 2 Tokyo Swallows 2 Streak: Drawn 1 Last 5: WWLWD (Meiji Jingu Stadium) The Swallows couldn’t quite do enough with the bat to pull out a win, as they played to a ten inning tie with the Carp and remain 2.5 games back from a playoff spot. Starter Roman [...]
August 16th, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 2 Hiroshima Carp 4 Streak: Lost 2 Last 5: LWWLL (Mazda Stadium) Roman came into tonight’s game looking to continue his streak of complete games. But despite a hot start to the game succumb to the Carp bats in the eighth, as the Carp came from behind to [...]
August 2nd, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 5 Hanshin Tigers 0 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: DLLLW (Koshien) Yay, for clear wins and building positive momentum. For one game, at least, the Swallows showed us why the Tigers were solidly in fifth place in the CL. The Swallows will need to keep the momentum going, as they [...]
