The match between the Yomiuri Giants vs Hanshin Tigers will take place at the Tokyo Dome in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan on Friday, August 19 at 6:00 PM (Japan Time).
The Yomiuri Giants will welcome the Hanshin Tigers to the Tokyo Dome for another round of NPB action. They have an overall season record of 53-57 and sits fifth in the Pacific League standings. They come into this game on the back of a 4-3 loss against the Yokohama DeNA Baystars. Tsumori picked up three strikeouts to their name and Fujii picked up two strikeouts each. Not a single player could register a single RBI in the game.
On the other hand, the Hanshin Tigers have an overall season record of 53-57 and come into this game on the back of a 10-2 win against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Umeno picked up two RBI’s while Itohara, Sato, Shimada, and Nakano picked up one each in what was a great showing. Their pitchers had a good game as Saiki and Yuasa had three strikeouts each while Iwazaki had two and Hamachi and Kajiya had one each. Hanshin Tigers sit at number 4 on the Central League table.
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Hanshin | Yomiuri |
Takumu Nakano | Naoki Yoshikawa |
Kairi Shimada | Adam Walker |
Koji Chikamoto | Yoshihiro Maru |
Teruaki Sato | Kazuma Okamoto |
Yusuke Ohyama | Gregory Polanco |
Kento Itohara | Sho Nakata |
Ryuhei Obata | Takumi Ohshiro |
Ryutaro Umeno | Raito Nakayama |
Yuki Nishi | Yuki Takahashi |
The match between the Yomiuri Giants vs Hanshin Tigers will take place at the Tokyo Dome in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan on Friday, August 19 at 6:00 PM (Japan Time).
The match between the Yomiuri Giants vs Hanshin Tigers will be telecast live on Fuji TV. You can also log in to npb.jp and follow the game from any corner of the world.
Country | Channel | Date and Time |
Japan | Fuji TV | August 19 (6:00 PM) |