Hanshin used its two best pitchers against the Hawks, to no avail. Now they were left with the back end of their rotation, against the powerful Saitama Seibu Lions hitting order. This had the making of an ugly weekend and a terrible start to interleague play. Game 48 – Another Great Start Wasted Starting Pitchers:…
On March 14, the Hanshin Tigers announced that they were trading left-handed pitcher Daiki Enokida (31) to the Saitama Seibu Lions for right-hander Yosuke Okamoto (32). Our first-round draft pick in 2010 just never panned out. He showed promise in his first two seasons, coming in from the bullpen 110 times and posting a solid…
← Click here for a team profile The last three seasons of cat fights, the Lions have remained kings of the jungle. As the Tigers try to claw their way back into the hunt for first, beating the team out of Saitama at home would be key, especially with the best team coming last on…
We take two steps forward and one step back. One step forward and then two back. The Hanshin Tigers have been within a game of .500 since May 11 – an incredible stretch in which there has been no winning or losing streak longer than two games. After nine games on the road, the team came…