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Game 93 @ Dragons: Series Salvaged by Akiyama

Game 93 @ Dragons: Series Salvaged by Akiyama

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,…

Game 63 vs. Giants: Couldn’t Cash In

Game 63 vs. Giants: Couldn’t Cash In

Takumi Akiyama put his best foot forward, but one bad pitch cost him in the sixth. Teruaki Sato continues to wow the nation, getting multiple hits, including another home run (tying him for second-highest rookie total in team history with Akinobu Okada). The rest of the team? Well, they created a few good scoring chances,…