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06/17/2003 Archived Entry: "Japan Baseball News: Tigers Rally to Win in Bottom of the 9th; Hawks Score 21 Runs"
Japan Baseball News: Tigers To Rally to Win in Bottom of the 9th; Hawks Score 21 Runs
by Robert Kiyoshi Shadlow
Sources: Japan Times (2003, June 18, 2003); Mainichi Daily News (2003, June 18)
Hanshin Tigers 5 – Yokohama BayStars 4:
The Tigers overcame a 4-2 BaysStars lead in the ninth inning on Akihiro Yano’s bases loaded triple to beat Yokohama at Koshien Stadium.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shinjiro Hiyama and Atsushi Kataoka hit back-to-back singles off of Daisuke Miura. Reliever Denny Tomori then hit George Arias with a pitch before Yano stroked his game winning triple.
Yomiuri Giants 8 - Hiroshima Carp 3:
Koji Uehara (6-2) struck out eight batters while allowing three runs and eight hits in 7-2/3 innings to fillet the Carp at Sapporo Dome.
The Giants were led by a three-run homer Yoshinobu Takahashi and a two-run blast by Takayuki Shimzu.
Chunichi Dragons 3 - Yakult Swallows 1:
Shigeki Noguchi (5-2) struck out six batters and gave up six hits in 7-1/3 innings to cage the Swallows at Nagoya Dome.
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 21 – Orix Blue Wave 11:
The Hawks scored 10 runs in the top of the seventh inning to overpower the BlueWave in a slugfest.
Kintetsu Buffaloes 7 – Chiba Lotte Marines 3:
Masahiro Abe’s fourth inning double and a fifth inning double by Hirotoshi Kitagawa defeated the Marines at Osaka Dome.
Seibu Lions 6 – Nippon Ham Fighters 4:
The Lions were led by three RBIs by Taketoshi to sink the Marines at Tokyo Dome.
Shinji Mori notched the victory and Kiyoshi Toyoda got his picked 16th save of the 2003.
Nippon Professional Baseball
June 18, 2003
Central League
W L T Pct GB
43 20 1 .683 Hanshin Tigers
33 29 1 .532 9.5 Yomiuri Giants
34 30 0 .531 9.5 Chunichi Dragons
31 31 0 .500 11.5 Yakult Swallows
26 30 0 .464 13.5 Hiroshima Carp
17 44 0 .279 25.0 Yokohama BayStars
Pacific League
W L T Pct GB
38 24 1 .613 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
36 27 0 .571 2.5 Kintetsu Buffaloes
35 28 1 .556 3.5 Seibu Lions
28 33 0 .459 9.5 Chiba Lotte Marines
28 34 2 .452 10.0 Nippon Ham Fighters
20 39 2 .339 16.5 Orix BlueWave
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I don't know what happens this year with the Nippon Professional Baseball website in English. I cannot get into it, only in japanese. May you explain me the reasons?
I need the informations about the batting leaders in both the Pacific and Central Leagues to air them in the radio show "This is Baseball", Radio Deporte 1590 AM, Caracas, venezuela
Posted by Luis Raúl Villamizar @ 06/20/2003 11:30 PM EST
