July 24 Niigata Stadium (28,426 audience)
It was a competitive game.
Takeshi Yamasaki blasted a homerun in 2 straight games.
Tomoya Satozaki of the Marines slammed a 2 run home run.
But the Central league did not remain quiet.
The Tigers Greg Brazell homered.
In the end, the game finished a 5 to 5 draw.
MVP went to the Lions Yasuyuki Kataoka
July 23 Fukuoka Yahoo Dome (33,791 audience)
Starting for the Central League was Kenta Maeda of the Carp.
For the Pacific League Tsuyoshi Wada of the Hawks.
The Giants Shinnosuka Abe hit off an RBI from Wada.
The Giants Michihiro Ogasawara's great catch at first kept Maeda from giving up runs.
In the 3rd inning the Fighters Yu Darvish was up to pitch.
He hurled a new pitch he learned recently against Abe.
But Abe hit another run in.
In the 8th inning, the Golden Eagles Takeshi Yamasaki homered.
The Central League side won 4 to 1.
Abe was chosen this game's MVP.
Players' top picks
| Central League | Pacific League | |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | Kenta Maeda (Carp) | Yu Darvish (Fighters) |
| Catcher | Shinnosuke Abe (Giants) | Motohiro Shima (Golden Eagles) |
| First baseman | Julio Blanco (Dragons) | Kim Tae-Gyun (Marines) |
| 2nd baseman | Hirokazu Ibata (Dragons) | Yasuyuki Kataoka (Lions) |
| 3rd baseman | Michihiro Ogasawara (Giants) | Takeya Nakamura(Lions)|
| Shortstop | Hayato Sakamoto(Giants) | Hiroyuki Nakajima (Lions) |
| DH | none | Takeshi Yamasaki (Golden Eagles) |
| Outfielder | Norichika Aoki(Swallows) Kazuhiro Wada (Dragons) Alex Ramirez (Swallows) | Akinori Inaba (Fighters) Teppei (Golden Eagles) Yoshio Itoi (Fighters) |
Fans' top picks
| Central League | Pacific League | |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | Kenta Maeda (Carp) | Toshiya Sugiuchi (Hawks) |
| Catcher | Kenji Johjima (Tigers) | Tomoya Satozaki (Marines) |
| First baseman | Kenta Kurihara(Carp) | Kim Tae-Gyun (Marines) |
| 2nd baseman | Akihiro Higashide (Carp) | Tadahito Iguchi (Marines) |
| 3rd baseman | Michihiro Ogasawara (Giants) | Takeya Nakamura(Lions)|
| Shortstop | Hayato Sakamoto(Giants) | Munenori Kawasaki (Hawks) |
| DH | none | Tomohiro Nioka (Fighters) |
| Outfielder | Norichika Aoki(Swallows) Tetsuya Matsumoto (Giants) Alex Ramirez (Swallows) | Akinori Inaba (Fighters) T Okada (Buffaloes) Hitoshi Tamura (Hawks) |
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