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Sports › Lin, Sekimoto lead Tigers to victory over Giants in Central League

Lin Wei-zhu and Kentaro Sekimoto drove in five runs between them as the Hanshin Tigers beat the Yomiuri Giants 7-5 in the Central League on… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Fri, Aug 29 2008

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22 Sep 08 visit Japanese baseball: Hanshin Tigers cheering squad  »  YouTube video9/21 Yomiuri Giants vs. Hanshin Tigers game. Giants won 9-5 to take the lead in the series. In Japan, every player has his own cheer, which fans sings in organized fervor. http://www.tokyomango.com
29 Aug 08 visit Lin, Sekimoto power Hanshin past Yomiuri  »  Japan Times NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. (Kyodo) Lin Wei-zhu and Kentaro Sekimoto drove in five runs between them as the Hanshin Tigers beat the Yomiuri Giants 7-5 on Friday to pick up their seventh win in eight games. Hanshin jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first inning...
20 Sep 08 visit Sports › Yomiuri wins 8th straight in Central League  »  Japan Today Hayato Sakamoto drove in three runs and Michihiro Ogasawara hit his 300th career homer Friday as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Hanshin Tigers 6-4 for…
06 May 08 visit Sports › Hanshin bats come alive in 4th to down Yomiuri  »  Japan Today Makoto Imaoka, Takashi Toritani, Kentaro Sekimoto and Scott Atchison drove in runs in a five-run fourth inning, and the Hanshin Tigers used their bullpen effectively…
21 Sep 08 visit Giants muscle in on Tigers' lead  »  Japan Times
The Hanshin Tigers have spent virtually the entire season alone in first place in the Central League Thanks to the Yomiuri Giants, things just got a little more crowded at the top. Read the full story
09 Oct 08 visit Sports › Giants tame Tigers to take sole lead in CL  »  Japan Today Lee Seung Yeop drove in a pair of runs and Alex Ramirez homered on a 3-for-4 night Wednesday as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Hanshin…

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