The Swallows gained a game in the Central League on both the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers on Tuesday thanks to three home runs and a fine pitching performance from rookie Yasunobu Okugawa. Thirty-nine-year-old Norichika Aoki drove in all of Yakult’s runs with a grand slam, while 44-year-old Kosuke Fukudome’s homer sank the Giants, and Seiya Suzuki’s 30th home run beat the Tigers.
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NPB news 9-27-21
It’s Monday, which in addition to being my brother’s birthday, means no games and a look forward to this week’s games, where the Yakult Swallows will get six games against three of the CL’s non-pennant contenders.
This presents a situation where one Central League contender could pick up two or three games against its two rivals and make a huge dent in the pennant race.
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