2008 PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL SCHEDULE

2008 Pro baseball season
Pacific League	opens March 20
Central League	opens March 28

PACIFIC LEAGUE 2008

Mar 20 to 23
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Sapporo Dome
Seibu Lions vs Orix Buffaloes	Seibu Dome
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Mar 24
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Mar 25 to 26
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Seibu Lions	Sapporo Dome
Orix Buffaloes vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Mar 27
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Seibu Lions	Sapporo Dome
Orix Buffaloes vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Mar 28
Seibu Lions vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Orix Buffaloes	Chiba Marine Stadium
Mar 29 to 30
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Orix Buffaloes	Chiba Marine Stadium

Apr. 1
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Orix Buffaloes vs Seibu Lions	Skymark Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Apr. 2 to 3
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Orix Buffaloes vs Seibu Lions	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Apr. 4
Seibu Lions vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Maebashi
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Apr. 5 to 6
Seibu Lions vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Apr. 8
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Sapporo Dome
Seibu Lions vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Seibu Dome
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Orix Buffaloes	Kumamoto
Apr. 9 to 10
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Sapporo Dome
Seibu Lions vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Seibu Dome
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Orix Buffaloes	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Apr. 11 to 13
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Orix Buffaloes	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Chiba Marine Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Seibu Lions	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Apr. 15 to 16
Seibu Lions vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Apr. 17
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Skymark Stadium
Apr. 18
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Sapporo Dome
Apr. 19 to 20
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Seibu Lions	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Orix Buffaloes vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Tokyo Dome
Apr. 22 to 24
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Orix Buffaloes	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Seibu Lions	Chiba Marine Stadium
Apr. 25 to 27
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Orix Buffaloes	Seibu Dome
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
Apr. 29 to 30
Seibu Lions vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Kyocera Dome Osaka

May 1
Seibu Lions vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Skymark Stadium
May 2 to 4
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Sapporo Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Seibu Lions	Chiba Marine Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Orix Buffaloes	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
May 5
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Seibu Dome
Orix Buffaloes vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Skymark Stadium
May 6 to 7
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Seibu Dome
Orix Buffaloes vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Kyocera Dome Osaka
May 9
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Seibu Lions	Kyocera Dome Osaka
May 10 to 11
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Hakodate
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Seibu Lions	Skymark Stadium
May 13
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Tokyo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Orix Buffaloes	Fukushima
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Seibu Lions	Miyazaki Prefectural Stadium
May 14 to 15
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Tokyo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Orix Buffaloes	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Seibu Lions	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
May 16 to 18
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Seibu Lions	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Orix Buffaloes	Chiba Marine Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome

CENTRAL LEAGUE 2008

Mar. 28 to 30
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Yomiuri Giants	Jingu Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Kyocera Dome Osaka

Apr. 1 to 3
Yomiuri Giants vs Chunichi Dragons	Tokyo Dome
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Yokohama Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Hanshin Tigers	Hiroshima Stadium
Apr. 4 to 6
Yomiuri Giants vs Hanshin Tigers	Tokyo Dome
Chunichi Dragons vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Nagoya Dome
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Hiroshima Stadium
Apr. 8 to 10
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Yomiuri Giants	Yokohama Stadium
Hanshin Tigers vs Chunichi Dragons	Koshien Stadium
Apr. 11 to 13
Yomiuri Giants vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Tokyo Dome
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Hanshin Tigers	Yokohama Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Chunichi Dragons	Hiroshima Stadium
Apr. 15 to 17
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Jingu Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Yomiuri Giants	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Koshien Stadium
Apr. 18 to 20
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hanshin Tigers	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Chunichi Dragons	Yokohama Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Yomiuri Giants	Hiroshima Stadium
Apr. 22
Yomiuri Giants vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Utsunomiya
Chunichi Dragons vs Hanshin Tigers	Nagoya Dome
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Hiroshima Stadium
Apr. 23 to 24
Yomiuri Giants vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Tokyo Dome
Chunichi Dragons vs Hanshin Tigers	Nagoya Dome
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Hiroshima Stadium
Apr. 25 to 27
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Yokohama Stadium
Hanshin Tigers vs Yomiuri Giants	Koshien Stadium
Apr. 29
Yomiuri Giants vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Tokyo Dome
Chunichi Dragons vs Hanshin Tigers	Gifu
Hanshin Tigers vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Koshien Stadium
Apr. 30
Yomiuri Giants vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Tokyo Dome
Chunichi Dragons vs Hanshin Tigers	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Koshien Stadium

May 1
Yomiuri Giants vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Tokyo Dome
Chunichi Dragons vs Hanshin Tigers	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Koshien Stadium
May 3 to 5
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Yomiuri Giants	Jingu Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Hanshin Tigers	Nagoya Dome
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Hiroshima Stadium
May 6 to 8
Yomiuri Giants vs Hanshin Tigers	Tokyo Dome
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Nagoya Dome
May 9 to 11
Yomiuri Giants vs Chunichi Dragons	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Jingu Stadium
Hanshin Tigers vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Koshien Stadium
May 13
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Yomiuri Giants	Nagano
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Hanshin Tigers	Toyama
May 14
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Yomiuri Giants	Yokohama Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Hanshin Tigers	Kanazawa
May 15
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Yomiuri Giants	Yokohama Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Hanshin Tigers	Fukui
May 16 to 18
Yomiuri Giants vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Tokyo Dome
Chunichi Dragons vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Koshien Stadium

INTERLEAGUE

May 20
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Chunichi Dragons	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Yomiuri Giants	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Hanshin Tigers	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
May 21
Seibu Lions vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Seibu Dome
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Chunichi Dragons	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Yomiuri Giants	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Hanshin Tigers	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
May 22
Seibu Lions vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Seibu Dome
May 23 to 24
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Chunichi Dragons	Sapporo Dome
Seibu Lions vs Yomiuri Giants	Seibu Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Hanshin Tigers	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
May 25 to 26
Yomiuri Giants vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Orix Buffaloes	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Seibu Lions	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Hiroshima Stadium
May 28
Yomiuri Giants vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Oita
Chunichi Dragons vs Orix Buffaloes	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Seibu Lions	Fukuyama
May 29
Yomiuri Giants vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Kita-kyushu
Chunichi Dragons vs Orix Buffaloes	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Seibu Lions	Hiroshima Stadium
May 31
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Hanshin Tigers	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Chunichi Dragons	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Skymark Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Yomiuri Giants	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome

June 1
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Hanshin Tigers	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Chunichi Dragons	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Skymark Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Yomiuri Giants	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
June 3
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Hanshin Tigers	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Chunichi Dragons	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Yomiuri Giants	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
June 4
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Hanshin Tigers	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Chunichi Dragons	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Yomiuri Giants	Skymark Stadium
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
June 6
Yomiuri Giants vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Seibu Lions	Iwaki
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Orix Buffaloes	Onomichi
June 7
Yomiuri Giants vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Seibu Lions	Hitachinaka
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Orix Buffaloes	Hiroshima Stadium
June 8 to 9
Yomiuri Giants vs Seibu Lions	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Orix Buffaloes	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Hiroshima Stadium
June 11 to 12
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Yomiuri Giants	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Hanshin Tigers	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Chunichi Dragons	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
June 14 to 15
Nippon Ham Fighters vs Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Sapporo Dome
Rakuten Golden Eagles vs Yomiuri Giants	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi
Seibu Lions vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Seibu Dome
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Hanshin Tigers	Chiba Marine Stadium
Orix Buffaloes vs Chunichi Dragons	Kyocera Dome Osaka
Softbank Fukuoka Hawks vs Yokohama Bay Stars	Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome
June 17
Yomiuri Giants vs Orix Buffaloes	Fukushima
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Seibu Lions	Kanazawa
Hanshin Tigers vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Hiroshima Stadium
June 18
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Nagano
Yomiuri Giants vs Orix Buffaloes	Tokyo Dome
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Seibu Lions	Toyama
Hanshin Tigers vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Hiroshima Stadium
June 19
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Jingu Stadium
June 21 to 22
Yomiuri Giants vs Softbank Fukuoka Hawks	Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Orix Buffaloes	Jingu Stadium
Yokohama Bay Stars vs Seibu Lions	Yokohama Stadium
Chunichi Dragons vs Chiba Lotte Marines	Nagoya Dome
Hanshin Tigers vs Nippon Ham Fighters	Koshien Stadium
Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Rakuten Golden Eagles	Hiroshima Stadium

2008 All Star Games
July 31	Kyocera Dome Osaka
August 1	Yokohama Stadium

2008 Pacific League Playoffs
1st Stage
October 11 to 13	2nd vs 3rd
2nd Stage
October 17,18,19,21,22,23	1st vs 1st stage winner

2008 Central League Playoffs
1st Stage
October 18 to 20	2nd vs 3rd
2nd Stage
October 22 to 27	1st vs 1st stage winner

2008 Japan Series:Yomiuri Giants vs Seibu Lions
November 1	Tokyo Dome
November 2	Tokyo Dome
November 4	Seibu Dome
November 5	Seibu Dome
November 6	Seibu Dome
November 8	Tokyo Dome
November 9	Tokyo Dome

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