Updated on May 1, 2025
May
April
Buffaloes beat the Marines from Apr 29 in 2 games.
The Fighters won 2 games against the weak Hawks.
The Lions defeated the Golden Eagles in 2 games.
On Apr 25, the Buffaloes won the game against the Lions with Kenya Wakatsuki's home run. It lost the next on Shinya Hasegawa's 2 run home and the 3rd on a walk over his by Takeya Nakamura. The Fighters from Apr 25 won 2 of 3 games agains the Marines. The Golden Eagles beat the Hawks in 2 of 3 games.
The Marines had a walk over win on Shogo Nakamura's home run against the Lions on Apr 22. The Marines won the next day too. The Buffaloes and the Hawks tied in the first game, and the Hawks won the 2nd game The Golden Eagles beat the Fighters on Hideto Asamura's home runs in both games.
From Apr 18 the Hawks faced the Lions and lost 2 games in a row, falling to last in the league. then managed to win the 3rd game. The Golden Eagles won 2 of 3 games against the Marines. The Fighters beat the Buffaloes in 2 of 3 games.
From Apr 15 the Lions beat the Buffaloes in 2 of 3 games. The Hawks lost to the Golden Eagles in all 3 games. The Marines and the Fighers won a game each.
On Apr 11, the Fighters won on Yuya Gunji's walkover home run against the Lions. But the Fighters lost the next 2 games. Buffaloes won all 3 games against the Golden Eagles. As a result Golden Eagles dropped to last place. The Hawks Hotaka Yamakawa homered twice on Apr 11 and beat the Marines.
The Fighters from Apr 8 won the first 2 games against the Golden Eagles on Chusei Mannami's home runs, and the 3rd game on a 3 run homer by Tatsuki Mizuno. The Hawks faced the Bufflaoes, won 2 and tied in the 3rd. The Lions and the Marines won a game each with the 3rd rained out.
From Apr 4, the Buffaloes faced the Fighters and won all 3 games. The Lions were finally playng facing the Hawks. They won a game each and tied in one. The Golden Eagles faced the Marines and won 2 of 3 games.
Poor cold weather disrupted games in the beginning of the month. From Apr 1, the Hawks and the Fighters faced eachother. They won a game each. From Apr 2, the Buffaloes defeated the Marines in 2 games.
League standing as of April 30,2025
1.Orix Buffaloes
2.Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
3.Saitama Seibu Lions
4.Rakuten Golden Eagles
5.Chiba Lotte Marines
6.Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
March
The season opened on Mar 28.
Last league champion the Hawks faced the Marines, and lost.
The Marines clinched all 3 games.
The Fighters Kotaro Kiyomiya homered and defeated the Lions on opening day.
The Fighters went on to win the next 2 games.
The Buffaloes clinched the game against the Golden Eagles on Kenya Wakatsuki's RBI on Mar 28.
The Golden Eagles won the next, while the Buffaloes won the 3rd game.
Final standing in 2024
1.Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
2.Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
3.Chiba Lotte Marines
4.Rakuten Golden Eagles
5.Orix Buffaloes
6.Saitama Seibu Lions
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