Baseball

At Sapporo Dome, there was a game of Softbank Hawks vs Nipponham Fighters, May 3. Starting pitcher of Hawks was Henricus Nicolas van den Hurk, who is 13-game winning streak from the start of the contestants. This is a Japanese record with Tsuneo Horiuchi of 1966（Yomiuri Giants). Today, he was struck a home run from Daiki Asama（The …

Central League and Pacific League, announced the attendance of this season at the time April 28, May 2. Pacific League attracted 24,243 spectators in one game average（5.8% UP than last season）, Central League attracted 30,586 spectators in one game average（0.9% UP than last season）. By team, Chiba Lotte Marines was an increase of 29.6 percent. it …

At Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, there was a game of Hiroshima Carp vs. Chunichi Dragons. Today’s Carp, Hiroki Kuroda is the starting lineup, with reduced 7 inings in 2 runs. No. 3 batter of Yoshihiro Maru hit 3-run homer in two at-bats continuous, Carp contributed to victory. However, after the home run, Maru has thrown the …

In Osaka Dome, there was a game of Buffaloes vs. Eagles. This game is a special day for the female fans of Buffaloes, Pink plaid uniforms were distributed to all female fans. Players of the Buffaloes were also wearing the same uniform. Buffaloes had been laed by home run of Yoshio Itoi, but reversed to 9 innings …

In Chiba Marine Stadium, there was a game of Marines vs Fighters. For Children’s Day（may 5) is near, there is 3 banners of carp on top of the back screen. ※In Japan, there is a habit to raise the carp banner in the home of the garden hope the boys of career advancement and health …

Giants Hackthon is a development event on the theme that tell more people the fun of baseball through IT. Game performance data, player image data, such as Web access number, to take advantage of the big data associated with the Yomiuri Giants, to develop an app that Giants fans can enjoy outside of game watching …

Hitoki Iwase in the game with BayStars of April 27, had been taken 3 point. He followed in the match of Yakurut Swallows of April 23, was taken a point in two consecutive games. Iwase has joined the Dragons in 1998, has become 5 times most save pitcher in up to now. He has raised …

Jonathan Johnson Gomes（Jonny Gomes）belonging to Rakuten Eagles had been returned to the United States, it was found on April 26. He hitted 162 homeruns in Major League Baseball, and was joined Eagles in this season. However, Because of poor performance, Gomes had been playing in the minor. He offered to want to return home with the visit …

There was a game of BayStars vs. Dragons at Yokohama Stadium. BayStars, remove the foreign players from the starting lineup, Sho Aranami to No. 1 batter,  Takehiro Ishikawa to No.2 batter, Tomo Otosaka to No.3 hitter, was the Yoshitomo Tsutsugo a member in the 4th batter. they lined the local Yokohama High School graduate players. Their …