An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
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 28th, 2011 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 Yomiuri Giants 1 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LWWLW (Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture) It was a fairytale start for 26 year old rookie Yuki Shichijo as he put on a sparkling performance to win his first game on his pro-debut. And just to make it all the [...]
June 12th, 2011 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WLDLW (Yahoo Dome) The birds looked to be in trouble when Tokyo starter, Tateyama, was ejected in the fourth inning after beaning Fukuoka’s third baseman in the head. But Tokyo’s bullpen kept the Hawks offense in check [...]
May 31st, 2011 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Chiba Lotte Marines 1 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LWLLW (QVC Marine Field) After their inept drubbing at the hands of Seibu on Sunday, the Swallows headed back to the scene of their lowest ebb under the previous manager to try and get the wheels back on [...]
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 [...]
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 15th, 2011 Tokyo Swallows 5 Yokohama BayStars 3 Streak: Won 3 Last 5: LDWWW (Yokohama) After two wins to start the series in Yokohama, the Swallows were led onto the field by Masubuchi (1-0, 3.81 ERA). The 23-year-old righty has been throwing well so far this year in his first season back as [...]
April 13th, 2011 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 Yomiuri Giants 3 Streak: Lost 2 Last 5: LL (Kita-Kyushu) Tokyo failed to heat up any more than the breeze blowing through Kits-Kyushu as they dropped another game to their cross-town rivals, matching them for hits, but bringing no one home in a fairly quick, but uneventful [...]
September 18th, 2010 Chunichi Dragons 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: LLLWW (Meiji Jingu) The Swallows keep their slim playoff hopes alive behind the bend-but-don’t break pitching of Tateyama. The Lineup Aoki CF Miyamoto 3B Hatakeyama LF Whitesell 1B Iihara RF Aikawa C Kawabata SS Tanaka 2B Tateyama P The Dragons struck [...]
September 10th, 2010 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7 Hanshin Tigers 4 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LDWLW (Koshien Stadium) Tokyo grabbed a much needed win at Koshien this evening–coming back from an early two run deficit to sneak one away from the now second place Tigers. Lineup: 1. Aoki CF 2. Tanaka 2B 3. Iihara RF [...]
