The Tigers came off their biggest shutout win of the two-league era on Thursday night at Koshien (where they defeated the Yomiuri Giants 15-0). The good times continued at hitter-friendly Jingu Stadium, as they kept the home team off the board for 20 straight innings. Koutaro Ohtake was effective on Friday for 5 innings, and then Shoki Murakami continued his incredible start to the season on Saturday. The team also blasted five home runs, which was a nice power surge after very few round-trippers through 20 games this year. Unfortunately, the weekend (and the month) ended on a downer, as Hiroto Saiki struggled on the bump, lasting just 3 innings, and the offense failed to capitalize on the few chances it got. Still, defeating the two-time defending CL champs in a short series in their home park is more than acceptable! Up next: a home series against the last-place Chunichi Dragons.
Glad to see the e-mails are back. Keep up the good work!
Not sure what happened there… but I’m also glad it’s back to where it was!