Masashi Itoh (5 in 3) and Yukiya Saitoh (3 in 1) and Yuta Iwasada (2 in 2) combined to allow 10 runs in 6 innings of work. The batters did next-to-nothing. We almost had more stolen bases in this game (3) than we did hits (4). Oh. Our pitchers also made Shugo Maki the first…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss the latest team news and recap the past 9 games of Tigers baseball. Then they discuss what roster and strategic moves they would like to see the team make as the pennant race heats up. Also, here’s a short talk we did after we recorded the show! The topic: What…
Koyo Aoyagi had never reached double digits in wins, despite coming close and setting the bar for himself at 13 wins these past 2-3 seasons. This year, though, shall be different. He went 7 strong innings despite not having his best control, and got plenty of support from the big bats, as Koji Chikamoto and…
Despite the Tigers being 1.5 games ahead of the Giants all weekend, any combination of a Tigers loss and Giants win would have put the orangemen in a rare situation: 0.5 games behind the Tigers but in first place. That’s right. All those ties mean their winning percentage would have been higher than ours. Fortunately,…
Not sure what to tell you. I did not watch this one and honestly, I do not feel like I missed much. More costly errors, another poor start from our starting pitcher, the top of the order continues to sputter, and the Tigers’ win percentage in Nagoya continues to hover around .333 since the opening…
Now, don’t get me wrong. You don’t win games in which you do not score. This is a universal truth in sports. So it is not entirely our starter Yuki Nishi’s fault that we lost. However, he has definitely looked like a shell of his former self ever since he got career win #99 over…
Shintaro Fujinami has been trying for much of this season to prove that he is worthy of a spot in the rotation. He did little to win over the coaching staff on this night, giving up two runs in the first, loading the bases in the second, and giving the lead right back to the…
Masashi Itoh continued his dominant form against the Baystars, going 8 strong innings and making just a few mistakes with pitch locations. Meanwhile, Mel Rojas Jr led off the scoring with a line-drive, solo home run into the front row of the right-field bleachers. Later in the game, he put the Tigers ahead for good…
For the ninth time this season, the Tigers were in danger of dropping out of first place. And for the ninth time this season, the Tigers ended the night still on top. On this night, not only did the Swallows pulverize the Giants, but Teruaki Sato damaged a few balls pretty badly. His first plate…
This was an important game to win once again, as the Giants completed their sweep of the Dragons earlier in the day. Well, all three imports did their jobs well today. Jerry Sands brought home the second run of the game with a single, Raul Alcantara pitched a clean 8th, and Mel Rojas Jr gave…