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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
Starting lineups
1. Akahoshi (Centre)
2. Sekimoto (Second)
3. Arai (First)
4. Kanemoto (Left)
5. Imaoka (Third)
6. Toritani (Short)
7. Asai (Right)
8. Yano (Catcher)
9. Iwata (Pitcher)
BayStars
1. Ishikawa (Short)
2. Fujita (Second)
3. Uchikawa (First)
4. Murata (Third)
5. Yoshimura (Right)
6. Kinjoh (Centre)
7. Shimozono (Left)
8. Saitoh (Catcher)
9. Yoshimi (Pitcher)
Akahoshi led off Tigers first with a hit (it's nice to see he's OK). He reached second on Sekimoto's bunt and then made third on a pass ball by Yoshimi. Arai was next and he hit to centre driving in Akahoshi 1-0 Tigers. Kanemoto flew out to short and then Imaoka grounded out to Yoshimi to end the innings. That was it - Iwata didn't even take the mound as the heavens opened. The game was declared a no game shortly afterwards. Tigers next game will be the crucial game against the Giants.