| Breaking News |  | Monday, June 29th, 2009: Guevara Hurls Evas to Shutout Win
Today at Ballpark of Shin Seiki Jorge Guevara really had his stuff working. The Shin Seiki hurler mystified the Neo-Tokyo Akiras and shut them out 7-0. Guevara allowed a total of 2 hits in the ballgame.
This year Guevara has a 3-2 record with a 2.54 ERA in 8 starts. |
 | Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009: Inoue Goes 5-5
"Ever since I picked up my first bat my coaches were always saying to keep your eye on the ball, don't overswing... just make contact and ya never know what'll happen," Hyakujuu's Masujiro Inoue told reporters after the game. "That's all I did today. I made contact and it turned out well."
It definitely turn out well for Inoue today as he collected 5 hits in 5 at-bats against Neo-Tokyo. It turned out well for his team, too, as the Mighty Mecha knocked off the Akiras 8-1 at Mighty Mecha Ballpark.
M. Inoue singled in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off T. Durango in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off M. Adachi in the 8th.
So far this year in 36 games Inoue is hitting .291 with 7 home runs, 22 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
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 | Saturday, June 20th, 2009: Daikawa Shuts out Neo-Tokyo
Nobuhito Daikawa of the Niihama-shi Ghosts spun his magic on the Neo-Tokyo Akiras today. He blanked them 4-0 on 5 hits, registering 5 strikeouts and no walks.
"The bottom line was I just kept the ball down," Daikawa said. "My breaking stuff was down. Everything was down."
Talking to reporters in the postgame interview, the Niihama-shi skipper said, "We got solid pitching, good defense and we took great team at-bats in a lot of different situations. This was just a solid performance by everyone."
Up to now Daikawa has recorded a record of 4-1. In 8 starts he has fanned 44 batters in 63.2 innings with a 1.98 ERA.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | C Júlio Padilla | strep throat | 3 days | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 18-29, .383 PCT | | Position in Division | 5th, 9.0 GB | | Record at home | 8-17, .320 PCT | | Record on the road | 10-12, .455 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 4-0, 1.000 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 6-8, .429 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 6-11, .353 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 12-18, .400 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in May | 6-9, .400 PCT | | Record in June | 10-18, .357 PCT | | Record in July | 2-2, .500 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .235 - 6th in SSG | | On-Base Percentage | .298 - 6th in SSG | | Slugging Percentage | .360 - 6th in SSG | | On-Base + Slugging | .658 - 6th in SSG | | Runs Scored | 150 - 6th in SSG | | Hits | 340 - 6th in SSG | | Extra-Base Hits | 122 - 6th in SSG | | Home Runs | 24 - 6th in SSG | | Bases-On-Balls | 125 - 6th in SSG | | Strikeouts | 350 - 5th in SSG | | Stolen Bases | 35 - 1st in SSG |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.89 - 6th in SSG | | Starters' ERA | 4.18 - 6th in SSG | | Bullpen ERA | 2.35 - 3rd in SSG | | Runs allowed | 196 - 4th in SSG | | Hits allowed | 383 - 4th in SSG | | Opponents AVG | .263 - 4th in SSG | | BABIP | .278 - 1st in SSG | | Home Runs allowed | 50 - 6th in SSG | | Bases-On-Balls | 140 - 4th in SSG | | Strikeouts | 210 - 6th in SSG |
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