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Central League Standings
As of end of play on May 16, 2008
Team
Games
Wins
Losses
Ties
Win%
GB
Home
Road
vs. HAN
vs. CHU
vs. YAK
vs. YOM
vs. HIR
vs. YOK
Hanshin
40
27
12
1
.692
--
12-4
15-8(1)
***
5-2(1)
4-3
6-3
6-2
6-2
Chunichi
41
23
15
3
.605
3.5
13-6(3)
10-9
2-5(1)
***
5-4
5-4
6-1(2)
5-1
Yakult
38
18
20
0
.474
8.5
9-11
9-9
3-4
4-5
***
4-5
2-3
5-3
Giants
42
19
22
1
.463
9.0
11-11
8-11(1)
3-6
4-5
5-4
***
2-5
5-2(1)
Hiroshima
38
16
20
2
.444
9.5
10-10
6-10(2)
2-6
1-6(2)
3-2
5-2
***
5-4
Yokohama
39
12
26
1
.316
14.5
7-11(1)
5-15
2-6
1-5
3-5
2-5(1)
4-5
***
Pacific League Standings
As of end of play on May 16, 2008
Team
Games
Wins
Losses
Ties
Win%
GB
Home
Road
vs. SEI
vs. NIP
vs. RAK
vs. SFT
vs. LOT
vs. ORX
Seibu
44
28
15
1
.651
--
17-5(1)
11-10
***
5-2(1)
4-1
7-5
4-4
8-3
Nippon Ham
46
24
21
1
.533
5.0
15-8
9-13(1)
2-5(1)
***
5-6
6-3
7-5
4-2
Rakuten
43
21
22
0
.488
7.0
15-5
6-17
1-4
6-5
***
3-5
5-3
6-5
Softbank
46
22
24
0
.478
7.5
14-11
8-13
5-7
3-6
5-3
***
4-5
5-3
Lotte
46
20
26
0
.435
9.5
12-11
8-15
4-4
5-7
3-5
5-4
***
3-6
Orix
45
19
26
0
.422
10.0
10-11
9-15
3-8
2-4
5-6
3-5
6-3
***
Inter-League Standings
Inter-League opens May 20.
Standings are translated from the Official NPB BIS site .
External News Sources
Here is the news from various other sources about the goings on in Pro Yakyu.
Swallows pin 5-run 1st on shaky Kawakami The Yakult Swallows made just about everything Chunichi starter Kenshin Kawakami offered up in the first inning look like a flight risk.http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/sports/20080516TDY24304.htm ]Whales overcome deficit to beat Bulls 5-4 Wang Yi-min's two-out single that never left the infield scored the game-winner in the bottom of the tenth as the Chinatrust Whales overcame a late-game deficit to top the Sinon Bulls 5-4 at the Yilan County Baseball Stadium in Luodong on Wednesday.http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2008/05/16/2003412030 ]May 15: Bulls 5 - Whales 1 Jose Espinal won his second game of the year (2-1) after allowing 1 run on 6 hits in 6 IP (6K's, 3BB's). Taking the L for the Whales was starter Steve Watkins. SW allowed 5 runs on 7 hits in 6 IP (2K's, 3BB's) - he's now 3-4 on the year.http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2008/05/515-games.html#2 ]May 15: T-Rex 1 - Bears 0 T-Rex pitcher Cory Bailey was outstanding in his start on Thursday, earning game MVP honors. CB blanked the Bears over 8 innings, allowing only 4 hits while K'ing 6 and walking 3.http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2008/05/515-games.html ]The Word on Chien-Chih Fang In a follow up to an earlier post on top HS senior pitching prospects, Taitung PE HS Sr. RHP Chien-Chih Fang is now a WMG client. He is rumored to have drawn some interest from the Minnesota Twins. http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2008/05/word-on-chien-chih-fang.html ]May 16: Roundup and News LG 6, Woori 4
Doosan 5, SK 1
Samsung 4, Lotte 3
KIA 6, Hanhwa 5http://koreabaseball.blogspot.com/2008/05/515-roundup-and-news_16.html ]THE HOT CORNER: Wada joins team for grown ups Perhaps nobody had higher expectations for free agent outfielder Kazuhiro Wada than Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai.http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/sports/20080515TDY24302.htm ]Fighters win extra-inning firefight With their ace having left the game after eight, their cleanup man on the sidelines with a lower-back strain and their closer just having allowed two runs in the top of the 11th inning, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters broke their 8 game losing streak.http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/sports/20080515TDY24304.htm ]Lions win nail-biter over the Elephants Yang Seng's two-out single with a runner on third scored the go-ahead run in the top of the twelfth as the President Lions overcame a ninth-inning meltdown to win 11-10 against the Brother Elephants at the Kaohsiung County Baseball Stadium.http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2008/05/15/2003411939 ]May 14: Whales 5 - Bulls 4 (10) Whales 2B Yi-Min Wang drove in the GW run (he was 1-4 with a RBI) on a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning. He was elected the game MVP. Pitching well for the Whales was starter Chang-Wei Tu, but he earned a ND.http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2008/05/wed-scores.html#2 ]May 14: Lions 10 - Elephants 3 Lions starter Chih-Chiang Chang improved his record to 4-2 after allowing 3 runs on 5 hits in 7 IP (4K's, 3BB's). He received plenty of run support from: 2B Sen Yang who was 1-5 with a double and 2 RBI's/ 1B KC Kao who was 3-6 with a RBI, and others.http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2008/05/wed-scores.html ]Scout for Cubs sees potential in Korean baseball Scouting young talent in baseball is often a crapshoot. It's hard to know if you're watching the next Alex Rodriguez or Greg Maddux, or the next career minor leaguer who never makes it to the show.http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2889799 ]May 15: Fighters 6, Marines 5 At Tokyo Dome, Hichori Morimoto drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning with an infield single, giving Nippon Ham its second come-from-behind victory over Lotte in as many days.http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=12148#6 ]May 15: Buffaloes 2, Eagles 1 At Kleenex Stadium, Takeshi Hidaka and Arihito Muramatsu drove in runs in the fifth inning as Orix handed Rakuten its third straight loss.http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=12148#5 ]May 15: Lions 10, Hawks 3 Takeya Nakamura broke a 3-3 tie with a sixth-inning solo homer and Toru Hosokawa homered to lead off a five-run seventh as Pacific League leader Seibu routed Softbank at Yahoo Dome.http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=12148#4 ]May 15: Swallows 8, Dragons 4 At Jingu Stadium, Hiroyasu Tanaka and Keizo Kawashima each had three hits and combined for five RBIs as Yakult sent Chunichi to its fourth defeat in five games.http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=12148#3 ]May 15: Giants 3, BayStars 2 At Yokohama Stadium, Alex Ramirez and Shinnosuke Abe hit back-to-back RBI singles in the eighth inning as Yomiuri edged Yokohama to avoid a three-game sweep.http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=12148#2 ]May 15: Hiyama, Akahoshi lead Hanshin over Hiroshima Pinch-hitter Shinjiro Hiyama hit a game-tying two-run double and Norihiro Akahoshi singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Hanshin Tigers rallied to beat the Hiroshima Carp 5-2 on Thursday.http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=12148 ]May 14: Fighters 4, Marines 3, 11 innings Nippon Ham tied the game on a throwing error by catcher Takeshi Kanazawa and Eiichi Koyano's RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning and first baseman substitute Shinji Takahashi delivered a sacrifice fly to lift Nippon Ham over Lotte.http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=12142#5 ]May 14: Lions 11, Hawks 4 Takahiko G.G. Sato and Hiram Bocachica each homered twice and drove in four runs apiece as Pacific League leader Seibu pounded Softbank for its seventh win in eight games.http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=12142#4 ]
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