Yakult Swallows vs Hanshin Tigers: Japan NBP, Semifinals Live Stream, Schedule, Lineups, and Injury Report, 14 October 2022

The match Yakult Swallows vs Hanshin Tigers will take place at Meiji Jingu Stadium (Tokyo) on Thursday at 6:00 PM (Japan Time).

The match Yakult Swallows vs Hanshin Tigers will take place at Meiji Jingu Stadium (Tokyo) on Thursday at 6:00 PM (Japan Time).
By Sri Praneeth Palli | Oct 13, 2022 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Yakult Swallows will take on Hanshin Tigers in the NBP match on October 14 at Meiji Jingu Stadium (Tokyo). In Game 3 of the first stage of the Central League Climax Series on Monday, the Hanshin Tigers came from behind to defeat the Yokohama DeNA BayStars 3-2. Hanshin reliever Atsuki Yuasa got out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth inning. The best-of-seven final stage will begin on Wednesday at Jingu Stadium, and the Tigers, who placed third in the regular season, will have to defeat Munetaka Murakami’s Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Murakami is the Triple Crown champion. In the third round of the Central League Climax Series, Hanshin’s assist Atsuki Yuasa finished the 9th inning with the bases loaded and defeated the Yokohama DeNA BayStars 3-2. The first stage Monday. The Tigers, who finished the regular season in third place, will face the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Triple Crown champion Munetaka Murakami in the Best of Seven Finals, which begins at Jingu Stadium on Wednesday.

The BayStars were in ninth place and the bases were loaded, but Yuasa scored pinch hitter Kazuya Fujita in a 4-2-3 doubles game. Fujita slid into first base with a header and was stuck in the dirt for a while due to the shock. The 40-year-old veteran gave up the first pitch against draft-in second baseman Ryuhei Obata. At the BayStars’ Yokohama Stadium, DeNA remained scoreless with Yuasa and three other Hanshin reliefs after starter Hiroto Saiki lasted only 2 ⅓ innings. In an interview after the game, Yuasa said, “I was relieved. All three games were close. This series could go either way. If we win two, all we have to do is defeat Yakult.” Hanshin won the first round 2-0, and DeNA won the second round 1-0. Yuasa picked up two saves in the series. The BayStars, who won the long-distance runner-up in the regular season, led 2-0 with Toshiro Miyazaki’s solo home run in the 2nd inning and Saeki’s wild pitch in the 3rd inning.

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However, the Tigers quickly got one back when Teruaki Sato scored his fourth goal. In the sixth game, Hojo Fumiya and Chikamoto Koji doubled in a row to give them a 2-run lead, and then Fumihito hit Haraguchi to the left and Chikamoto hit, finally giving Hanshin the opening goal. BayStars manager Daisuke Miura said, “The players never gave up and played really well. “It has been a long and tough season amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the Saitama Seibu Lions two days in a row the day before to advance to the finals of the Pacific League Climax Series. The Hawks and PL champion Orix Buffaloes will play the first game of the series on Wednesday.

Yakult Swallows vs Hanshin Tigers: Predicted Lineup

Yakult SwallowsHanshin Tigers
Tomotaka Sakaguchi Koji Chikamoto
Tetsuto YamadaKento Itohara
Norichika AokiYoshio Itoi
Munetaka Murakami Yusuke Ohyama
Kotaro Yamasaki Justin Bour
Yuhei Takai Jerry Sands
Alcides EscobarRyutaro Umeno
Motohiro Shima Seiya Kinami
Yasuhiro OgawaYuta Iwasada

Where And When To Watch?

The match Yakult Swallows vs Hanshin Tigers will take place at Meiji Jingu Stadium (Tokyo) on Thursday at 6:00 PM (Japan Time). The match will be telecast live on DAZN JP. 





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