The SoftBank Hawks had Japan’s best offense, but while they posted a Japan-best .338 wOBA this year against right-handers, they were tied with Hanshin for second best against lefties with a .316 wOBA behind DeNA’s .319.
On Wednesday, for the second straight night, the Hawks sent seven left-handed hitters against a lefty and got similarly poor results, when the BayStars’ starters brought their “A” games.
Continue reading 2024 Japan Series Game 4: Oh, Kay!Franmil Reyes is on a heck of a streak, Shumpeita Yamashita was reminded of his childhood, and he reminded opponents of what they’ve been missing so far this year. Also, I posted a blog about the best pitches thrown in Japan over the last five seasons.
Carp 2, Dragons 1: At Nagoya Dome, Orlando Calixte cracked open the scoreboard, leading off the Dragons second against Hiroki Tokoda (11-5) with his seventh home run. Shogo Sakakura‘s two-run single brought the Carp from behind against Shinnosuke Ogasawara (5-9) in the fourth. Tokoda scattered seven hits over 7-1/3 innings. Ryoji Kuribayashi saved his 35th game with a surprising lack of drama.
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