It’s how you finish. This is true of tonight’s game, the season, and also the Swallows game tonight as well. The Tigers got off to a 3-0 lead, but once again failed to put anything else up on the board after that. And ultimately, Neftali Soto teed off on a Masaki Oyokawa offering and the…
Yuki Nishi is definitely not having his best season by any means. He managed to get through six innings without surrendering a run, though, and the trio of Raul Alcantara, Suguru Iwazaki and Robert Suarez kept the bagels coming. Meanwhile, Mel Rojas Jr hit a towering home run in the top of the fourth, and…
This simply was not the Tigers’ night. They actually had some reasonably well-hit balls that went directly at their outfielders. They also created two good chances (thanks to poor control by the Carp pitchers). Starter Takumi Akiyama was quite strong, giving up just two runs in seven innings of work (and striking out nine!) but…
What did Hanshin do as a follow-up act to yesterday’s dramatic, come-from-behind, escape from the jaws of death landmark of a game? They sure didn’t build on the momentum, as the Baystars scored three early runs against Raul Alcantara and tacked on another in the third inning before he was chased. Meanwhile, the batters looked…
If you follow me on Twitter, you have probably seen my trademark name for Jefry Marte home runs. (If you don’t follow me on Twitter, I suggest you do.) This was an excellent game for the third-year import first baseman, as he opened the game with an RBI double, and later hit the game-tying home…
A solid outing from starter Raul Alcantara ended prematurely with a single to the shin, but he still threw six shutout innings and the bats came through at a fairly constant pace. Takumu Nakano led the way with two hits, including the opening RBI single in the fifth. The Tigers won all three against the…
This game started like the Tigers were going to run away with it. Home runs in the first two innings by Yusuke Ohyama and Teruaki Sato, and on top of that, Raul Alcantara looked like he was going to Maddux the Buffaloes. But then, it was as though two completely different teams were playing each…
This game started really poorly for the Tigers bats, as they hit into double plays in the first two innings, but then they came to life after that for a couple of innings… and then went right back into hibernation. Good thing Raul Alcantara had four strong innings of his own (and two not-so-good ones),…
Sources: Hanshin Official / Daily Sports / Hochi Sports Newly-signed imports Raul Alcantara (RHP) and Mel Rojas Jr (OF) completed their two-week quarantine period on Sunday the 18th and met with the local press the following day via teleconference. Here are parts of the transcripts from their Q & A sessions. Alcantara Give us your…
Hosts T-Ray, JD and Sanjay bask in the glow of the team’s previous 10 games, and then try to offer possible solutions to the import problem that manager Akihiro Yano is about to need to figure out: how to fit 8 highly talented imports on a roster with a 5-import limit? Also, here’s our post-show…