Tuesday was come-from-behind day in the Kanto, while Shota Imanaga threw a shutout in his second game of the season, while the Buffaloes got the same result by emptying the bullpen, Masahiro Tanaka had a tough time, and two pitchers from Okinawa put on a show in Naha.
I’m going to keep it short tonight, though, so let’s going.
Swallows 2, Tigers 1: At Jingu Stadium, Suguru Iwazaki (1-1) came within two outs of making Kento Itohara’s fifth-inning home run, his first of the season, stand up as the game winner, but Yakult happened and Hanshin suffered its fifth walk-off loss of the season.
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