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05/19/2003 Archived Entry: "Japan Baseball News: Tigers & Hawks Increase Leads; Nintendo Mariners"
Japan Baseball News: Tigers & Hawks Increase Leads; Nintendo Mariners
by Robert Kiyoshi Shadlow
Nippon Professional Baseball
May 20, 2003
Central League
W L T Pct GB
27 14 1 .659 Hanshin Tigers
19 17 0 .528 5.5 Hiroshima Carp
20 19 1 .513 6.0 Yomiuri Giants
22 21 0 .512 6.0 Chunichi Dragons
21 21 0 .500 6.5 Yakult Swallows
12 29 0 .293 15.0 Yokohama BayStars
Pacific League
W L T Pct GB
25 16 1 .610 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
23 18 0 .561 2.0 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
23 18 1 .561 2.0 Seibu Lions
18 22 0 .450 6.5 Chiba Lotte Marines
16 22 2 .421 7.5 Nippon Ham Fighters
13 22 2 .371 9.0 Orix BlueWave
Current NPB All-Star Voting Site can be found at:
http://allstar.sanyo.co.jp/result/index_e.html
Here is the site to vote for the Japanese All-Star Team:
http://allstar.sanyo.co.jp/vote/index_e.html
Seattle Nintendo Mariners:
Ichiro Suzuki has a 10 game hitting streak that brought his batting average up to .318 .
Shigetoshi Hasegawa has given up only one run in 24.2 innings posting an incredible 0.36 ERA.
Kazuhiro Sasaki earned his third straight save since returning from the disabled list.
