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Games 16-18 vs Giants: Rain Prevented a True Sweep!

Games 16-18 vs Giants: Rain Prevented a True Sweep!

After the rather embarrassing opening series in Tokyo against these same Giants (25 straight innings without a run), the Tigers’ pride was on the line for this, the first home set of 2024 against their longtime rivals. They continued to struggle with run production, but the pitching trio of Shoki Murakami, Masashi Itoh, and Yuki…

Games 4-6 vs Baystars: Still Not Warmed Up

Games 4-6 vs Baystars: Still Not Warmed Up

Last season, that magical season that saw the Tigers win the Japan Series, started with a three-game sweep at Kyocera Dome against these same Yokohama DeNA Baystars. That hot start propelled the team to the top of the standings, where they stayed for the better part of the season. This year things did not go…

Games 133-134 vs Giants: Best Ever H2H Season!

Games 133-134 vs Giants: Best Ever H2H Season!

The Tigers are historically a bad team against the Giants. Through the end of the 2020 season, it was an 827-1086-71 (.432) mark. Fortunately, the Tigers have started chipping away at that deficit in the last three years. Two years ago, it was 13-9-3 in our favor. Last year, once again there was a four-game…