The Giants edged out the Yakult Swallows 8-6 in a game that got the thread talking, with the lineup racking up 8 runs behind Dalbec’s go-ahead 3-run homer. Comments described Tetsuto Yamada’s hit as “the flare of a candle right before it goes out,” while others worried about the Giants’ bullpen after they burned through seven pitchers, and attention also turned to just how tight the Central League standings are, with only 2.5 games separating 3rd from 6th place.
Giants 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 | 8
Swallows 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 | 6
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Source: nikkansports.com / original article here
The Giants win again today, and Joa tastes so good (o^∀^o) (Joa is a Yakult-brand dairy drink — a running joke here celebrating Giants wins with Yakult products)
>>3, 4, 11
Hey, quit copying!
Hey, quit copying!
>>3, 4, 11
Thanks for your continued patronage
thanks to you all buying, the sales go straight into Yamada's salary
Thanks for your continued patronage
thanks to you all buying, the sales go straight into Yamada's salary
The Giants win again today, and Yakult 1000 tastes so good (o^∀^o) (another Yakult probiotic drink)
Whoever went to watch this game live got their money's worth with all that scoring.
Can't believe Ikeyama's throwing games at this point in the season. ("敗退行為" — NPB's term for intentionally losing/tanking, a serious accusation)
Strikeout, strikeout… "What happened to Munetaka Murakami?"
Chicago fans' despair, and their dreams
Fans do an about-face after his "2-for-24, 11 K" slump
8/25 (Tue) 17:43
Chicago fans' despair, and their dreams
Fans do an about-face after his "2-for-24, 11 K" slump
8/25 (Tue) 17:43
Yakult totally threw that game on purpose lol
The Giants win again today, and Pirukuru Miracle Care tastes so good (o^∀^o) (yet another Yakult dairy drink)
Yakult suddenly started bunting like crazy, lol
>>10
How, exactly? lol
How, exactly? lol
>>13
Huh?
It was obviously intentional
as punishment for Yoshimura
Huh?
It was obviously intentional
as punishment for Yoshimura
>>20
Yakult's still fighting for a Climax Series spot too, lol
Yakult's still fighting for a Climax Series spot too, lol
>>20
Nah, when you get torched for 5 runs right at the start of game one of a 3-game set, of course you stick with your starter even while losing — you've got the next two games to think about.
And unlike Norimoto, who's basically a sacrificial start for the Giants after Iori Yamazaki's last-minute injury, Yoshimura is (nominally) their Opening Day starter, so he's expected to at least do a starter's job.
Though the half-hearted comeback ended up burning through their bullpen anyway.
Nah, when you get torched for 5 runs right at the start of game one of a 3-game set, of course you stick with your starter even while losing — you've got the next two games to think about.
And unlike Norimoto, who's basically a sacrificial start for the Giants after Iori Yamazaki's last-minute injury, Yoshimura is (nominally) their Opening Day starter, so he's expected to at least do a starter's job.
Though the half-hearted comeback ended up burning through their bullpen anyway.
50-60 DeNA (Yokohama)
50-61 Yakult
50-65 Chunichi
45-60 Hiroshima
50-61 Yakult
50-65 Chunichi
45-60 Hiroshima
1st and 2nd place probably won't budge, but 3rd place is up for grabs for anyone!
Dalbec: "Dog, shake."
Dog: "Woof."
Dalbec: "Hey dog, that's not it.
It's three. Three times."
Dog: "Woof woof woof."
Dalbec: "Awww~ good boy, good boy."
Dog: "Woof."
Dalbec: "Hey dog, that's not it.
It's three. Three times."
Dog: "Woof woof woof."
Dalbec: "Awww~ good boy, good boy."
Apparently there's a team out there that got 16 hits and still lost to a team with only 9.
You get 16 hits and still manage to lose? Come on.
>>1
Pitcher decisions
Win: Giants' Akaboshi (6-2, 0 SV)
Loss: Yakult's Yoshimura (4-9, 0 SV)
Save: Giants' Martinez (3-3, 35 SV)
Pitcher decisions
Win: Giants' Akaboshi (6-2, 0 SV)
Loss: Yakult's Yoshimura (4-9, 0 SV)
Save: Giants' Martinez (3-3, 35 SV)
>>23
Didn't realize Akaboshi already had 6 wins.
Didn't realize Akaboshi already had 6 wins.
Katsuya Nomura: "As expected, Hashigami's sticking well to my teachings. Ikeyama? He's managing now? No good, that won't do." (Nomura, a legendary manager who passed away in 2020, is being imagined here weighing in)
Dalbec's 3-run homer that somehow flew completely under the radar
>>25
Without that 3-run homer, they lose this game.
Without that 3-run homer, they lose this game.
If Norimoto can't get Yakult's batters out, there's no team he could possibly pitch against.
>>29
He was getting hit even in the minors — he only got called up this time to fill out the bullpen.
He just ended up starting on short notice because Iori landed on the injured list.
He was getting hit even in the minors — he only got called up this time to fill out the bullpen.
He just ended up starting on short notice because Iori landed on the injured list.
Sure, a win's a win, but burning through 7 pitchers on a Tuesday game against Yakult of all teams…
is the staff gonna hold up until Sunday?
is the staff gonna hold up until Sunday?
>>33
No time to worry about that this late in the season.
The Giants are the ones chasing, so their pitching staff has no choice but to go full throttle.
No time to worry about that this late in the season.
The Giants are the ones chasing, so their pitching staff has no choice but to go full throttle.
That was a really sloppy, low-quality game.
>>46
Agreed.
Can't believe a team playing like that is sitting in 2nd place.
Agreed.
Can't believe a team playing like that is sitting in 2nd place.
And here Yamada finally got a hit too, for nothing.
>>54
Saw the flare of a candle right before it goes out.
Saw the flare of a candle right before it goes out.
I'm a Giants fan, but…
the Giants are running on fumes.
Come September, they could end up like Hiroshima did last year.
Still, credit where it's due for building up a cushion with this roster.
the Giants are running on fumes.
Come September, they could end up like Hiroshima did last year.
Still, credit where it's due for building up a cushion with this roster.
>>61
They're just aiming for a Climax Series spot at this point.
As long as they can win it all in the end, that's fine.
They're just aiming for a Climax Series spot at this point.
As long as they can win it all in the end, that's fine.
>>61
Just when it seemed like the rotation was coming together, it's a mess again.
They're scraping by rotating position players too, but it's rough.
Just when it seemed like the rotation was coming together, it's a mess again.
They're scraping by rotating position players too, but it's rough.
Doing well considering they're missing Togo, Iori, and Taisei.
>>64
The rotation from when they won it all two years ago:
Sugano → MLB
Togo → injured
Iori → injured
Griffin → MLB
Inoue → the lone survivor, now the ace
Yokogawa → surgery
Okamoto's gone to MLB too
Taisei, Yoshikawa, and Kishida are all out hurt
That's honestly too much to overcome.
This is basically a rebuilding team that's had to pivot to the young guys.
Hashigami's doing a great job.
The rotation from when they won it all two years ago:
Sugano → MLB
Togo → injured
Iori → injured
Griffin → MLB
Inoue → the lone survivor, now the ace
Yokogawa → surgery
Okamoto's gone to MLB too
Taisei, Yoshikawa, and Kishida are all out hurt
That's honestly too much to overcome.
This is basically a rebuilding team that's had to pivot to the young guys.
Hashigami's doing a great job.
>>64
Whitley's hurt too, and there's no timetable for Nishidate's return.
Thank god they picked up Ogasawara when they did.
Whitley's hurt too, and there's no timetable for Nishidate's return.
Thank god they picked up Ogasawara when they did.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Baseball] Central League S 6-8 G [8/25] Giants score 8 runs including Dalbec’s go-ahead 3-run homer, Yakult strands 11 runners, Central League tightens to 2.5 games between 3rd and 6th.”
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