Final standing in 2018 interleague
1.Tokyo Yakult Swallows
2.Orix Buffaloes
3.Chiba Lotte Marines
4.Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
5.Nippon Ham Fighters
6.Seibu Lions
7.Yomiuri Giants
8.Yokohama Bay Stars
9. Chunichi Dragons
10.Hiroshima Toyo Carp
11.Hanshin Tigers
12.Rakuten Golden Eagles
In the final game of the interleague on June 21, the Tigers and the Buffaloes tied.
The Swallows was beaten by the Hawks on June 19. The Marines won it's 3rd game in a row by defeating the Tigers. The Golden Eagles beat the BayStars.
On June 18, the BayStars Toshiro Miyazaki homered twice to defeat the Lions. The Fighters Taishi Ota slammed a 2 run home run to beat the Carp.
The Swallows lost the first 2 games from the Fighters from June 15, but with its win on June 17, clinched first place in the Interleague. The Lions clinched the game on June 15 on Hotaka Yamakawa's game winning hit against the Dragons. The Lions won the net on Tomoya Mori's grand slam. But lost the 3rd game. The Giants Tomoyuki Sugano had a shut out win against the Marines on June 15. The Giants however, lost the next 2 games. The Buffaloes won 2 of 3 games from the BayStars. The Golden Eagles manager Masataka Nashida announced he is resigning as his team has performed badly on the day it lost to the Tigers. It lost the first 2 games. The Hawks beat the Carp the first 2 games.
The Swallows are doing good,defeating the Lions in 2 games from June 12. The Buffaloes T Okada slammed 3 run home runs twice on June 12 and defeated the Carp in all 3 games. The Golden Eagles defeated the Dragons in 2 games and this includes a 9 K win by Takayuki Kishi. The Giants won 2 of 3 games from the Hawks. In the 3rd game Kazumasa Okamoto hit a 2 run home run. The Tigers clobbered the Fighter Yuki Saito on June 12, but lost the next 2 games. The Marines won the first 2 games from the BayStars.
The Giants recovered after losing its first game against the Lions from June 8. It won the next 2 on Hayato Sakamoto's home runs. The Carp's Daichi Osera won his 9th game in the game against the Golden Eagles on June 8. The Carp won the next 2 games too. The Dragons won the first 2 games from the Buffaloes, lost the 3rd on Yuki Yanagita's 2 homers. The BayStars beat the Fighters in all 3 games, and in the last game Yoshitomo Tsutsugo blasted a 3 run homer. The Tigers had a lucky win on June 9 against the Marines but lost the next game.
The Giants faced the Golden Eagles at the Tokyo Dome from June 5. It lost the first and the 3rd games. The Dragons and the Marines won a game each and also had a draw. The following teams did not play all 3 games due to the rainy season. The Swallows clinched 2 games from the Hawks. The Lions won both games from the BayStars. The BayStar marked its 7th straight win on June 7. The Buffaloes and the Tigers won a game each. So did the Carp and the Fighters.
From June 1, the Carp played against the Marines, won the first, but lost the next 2. And was invited there but refused. The Lions won on June 1 due to Yusei Kikuchi's good pitch, but lost the next day on the Tiger's Yoshio Itoi's grand slam. The Hawks overwhelmed the BayStars in all 3 games. The Fighters won the first 2 games from the Dragons. On Jun 3, 40 year old Daisuke Yamai pitched a shut out 6 innings to help the team out of its losing streak. The Giants Tomoyuki Sugano won his 6th game of the season on Jun 1. But his team lost the next 2 games to the Buffaloes. The Swallows beat the Golden Eagles in all 3 games.
The first game was played from May 29. The top teams of both leagues faced eachother. The Lions won the first game, the Carp the 2nd and the Lions the 3rd. The Hawks clinched all 3 games from the Tigers. The Giants lost its 5th game in a row on May 29, in the game against the Fighters, but ended the losing streak the next day. However it lost on May 31. The Marines won the first game against the Swallows but lost the next 2. The Buffaloes won the first 2 games from the Darons, lost the 3rd.The BayStars won the first and the game on May 31 against the BayStars.
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