NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Prefecture–-Celebrating the Hanshin Tigers’ historic Japan Series victory, the railway operator that owns the team launched special trains on Nov. 7 featuring pictures of the baseball team’s manager and star players.
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Tigers outfielder Jerry Sands (left) and pitcher Robert Suarez celebrate after a win over the BayStars at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sunday. | KYODO
KYODO Apr 26, 2021
Former Dodger Jerry Sands delivered the big blow for the Hanshin Tigers as they beat the Yokohama DeNA BayStars 7-5 in a Central League slugfest on Sunday.
Sands broke a 5-5 tie in the seventh inning with a two-out, two-run home run over Koshien Stadium’s center-field fence. Sands walked, reached on an error, and scored twice in four plate appearances as the league-leading Tigers overcame a tough fight from the last-place BayStars.
Apr 26, 2021
Last week began with a crowd of 17,712 at Tokyo Dome for a showdown between the Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants, the top two teams in the Central League.
There were 15,345 fans present at the Big Egg on Sunday, when the Kyojin faced the Hiroshima Carp.
The tally for this week, however, will be zero, as Japanese baseball moves partially behind closed doors due to the start of Japan’s third state of emergency — covering Tokyo, Hyogo, Kyoto and Osaka prefectures — on Sunday Starting Tuesday, games hosted at Tokyo Dome, Jingu Stadium, Koshien Stadium and Osaka Dome will be played in front of empty seats until the measure ends, which is scheduled to happen May 11. Five games were postponed in hopes they can be played in front of fans at later dates.