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In Central League action on August 30, the Hanshin Tigers beat the Yomiuri Giants 3-1 at Koshien Stadium, extending their head-to-head record to three straight wins and seven consecutive victories overall. Saiki held the Giants scoreless through six innings, while Nakano contributed two hits and two RBIs. Late in the game, catcher Oshiro was replaced by Kai, sparking debate on 5ch over whether it was an injury or a case of heat-related illness. Fans also voiced complaints about a replay review call and weighed in on manager Fujikawa’s strategy of consistently starting his three aces — Murakami, Saiki, and Haruto — against the Giants.
Giants ０ ０ ０ ０ ０ ０ ０ ０ １ ｜１
Hanshin ０ ０ ３ ０ ０ ０ ０ ０ Ｘ ｜３
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Source: nikkansports.com / Original article here
What people said
RIP Giants fanboys wwwww
So true
Re: #3
So true lol
Re: #4
So true lmao
Re: #5
So true lmaooo
Was a garbage ball that sailed high and outside lol
Why was that called a strike??
Even catcher Sakamoto dropped it.
Just evening the score out
for Sakamoto's swing lol
Go watch it on NPB+ or something lol
Even with all the chaos at the end, still pulling out a win like that — the Giants are basically done for
And wasn't this the first 7-game win streak against the Giants in like 30-something years?
Someone said even over the past few years, they've only split the season series once and lost every other year
The Giants are just too weak
This isn't the time to be leaning on the umpires
A 7-game winning streak against the Giants — first time in 89 years.
You weren't even born yet.
Oshiro was the starter
He got hurt and was swapped for Kai mid-game
Kai was only playing today because Oshiro got injured and had to leave
Looked like the ball hit his hand
At least they subbed in a guy who can't hit anyway, like Kai — that helped
Saw an article mention he was sweating like a waterfall
TV showed his chest protector soaked in sweat, like it had been rained on
The umpire was urging him to get looked at, so yeah, probably heatstroke
That's a stretch lol
A newbie who doesn't even know Fujikawa's policy of never pitching a guy on 4+ straight days
The fact that someone's already gone 4 straight days says it all
Kinoshita's on 3 straight too
With Kanemura gone, all the restraint's out the window
Sure, sure lol
It's impressive they can stick to that so consistently
Fujikawa's leave-no-openings style of managing
And it's paying off
Hanshin's pennant is basically locked in at this point
Reminds me of the legendary 'scroll rotation' of manager Fujimoto Sadayoshi
Guess this team really does best with a former pitcher running things
Especially the G-T games at Tokyo Dome
But we swept them there last time too, and now three straight at Koshien this week
Times have changed
Might've stood a chance against Miyamoto, Kida, or Koda
But no way against Saito, Kuwata, or Makihara
We actually used to play pretty good games against Yomiuri at Koshien…
But I remember losing a lot to some unexpected guy going off, like Murata Shin or Goto
Yomiuri would show up out of form and somehow recharge against Hanshin
Fans of other teams used to needle us about that
From now on, western Japan is the real center of Japan
Until 1868, when Kyoto was the capital, Kinki was the center.
And Kinki isn't part of western Japan.
That's the state of the Giants' pitching staff
Yamazaki and Togo are hurt too, but managing your roster well is part of team strength
Fujikawa rested Takahashi, who looked fatigued, and had Otake tune up instead this time
Murakami skipped the Chunichi game to adjust his timing too, and Saiki's had his starts spaced out to peak for this series
Meanwhile the Giants can't use Inoue, Yamazaki, or Togo, and are stuck running out Howard, Tanaka, and Ogasawara
He's a Koshien tournament-winning pitcher, you know
Background and Key Points
Hanshin-Giants matchups are known as Japan’s “Traditional Card” and have long been treated as pivotal games in both teams’ pennant races. In the thread, posters shared the view that manager Fujikawa has been prioritizing his ace-level pitchers — Murakami, Saiki, and Haruto — for starts against the Giants, but it’s worth noting that the actual pitching intervals and rest days aren’t based on any official team announcement; they’re purely fan speculation. Likewise, the claim that this is “the first 7-game winning streak against the Giants in 89 years” comes from a 5ch post and hasn’t been checked against official records. As for catcher Oshiro’s mid-game substitution, many posters guessed heatstroke based on the amount of sweat on his chest protector, but no official statement from the team had been confirmed as of this writing.
*This article is an excerpted and summarized compilation of the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Mwah] Central League: T 3-1 G [8/30] — Hanshin’s 3rd straight win, 7th straight over the Giants, Saiki 6 scoreless innings, Nakano 2-for-2 with 2 RBIs, Giants get swept.”
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