The way the Hanshin Tigers played this weekend, you would have never guessed they were riding a 13-game losing streak (regular season games only) at Yokohama Stadium. The same is true of the Baystars, whose defense was atrocious through two games. In any case, the team’s bats came to life and the starting pitching was as steady as could be expected against the potent lineup that the Baystars boast. That said, they are now sitting at .500 (though they were once 12 games over) and have fallen into fourth place. The road trip is off to an incredible start for the Tigers. Now on to Tokyo Dome to face the Giants! Let’s GO TIGERS! (This will be the last series recap for a few weeks, folks. See you at month’s end!)