2015 ALL STAR GAMES

Updated July 18, 2015

July 18 Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium (30641 audience)
40 year old Hiroki Kuroda of the Carp started for the Central League at home ground. He filled the bases but was able to avoid losing a run. He pitched 2 innings. After him, his teammate Kenta Maeda pitched another 2 innings. In the 3rd inning, teammate Tsubasa Aizawa homered. In the 4th inning the Central League side hit in more runs. In the 5th inning the Lions Shogo Akiyama homered. Then Takahiro Arai, a Carp hit in 2 runs. In the 8th inning, the Lions Tomoya Mori slammed a home run, making him only the 2nd player in his teens to hit a home run in a All Star game since Kazuhiro Kiyohara. Central league won 8 to 3. MVP went to Carp's catcher Aizawa.

July 17 Tokyo Dome (45012 audience)
Starting for the Central League, the Giants Tomoya Sugano. For the Pacific, the Fighters Shohei Otani. Ikuhiro Kiyota slammed a 3 run home run. Meanwhile the Tigers Shintaro Fujinami hurled 3 shut out innings. Shinnosuke Abe blasted a home run to clinch the lead. The game's MVP was Fujinami.

Players' top picks
Central League Pacific League
PitcherHiroki Kuroda (Carp)Shohei Otani (Fighters)
CatcherShinnosuke Abe (Giants) Motohiro Shima (Golden Eagles)
First baseman Jose Lopez (BayStars)Sho Nakata (Fighters)
2nd baseman Ryosuke Kikuchi (Carp) Eito Asamura (Lions)
3rd baseman Shingo Kawabata (Swallows) Takeya Nakamura (Lions)
Shortstop Kei Toritani (Tigers) Kenta Imamiya (Hawks)
DH none Wily Mo Pena (Buffaloes)
Outfielder Yoshitoma Tsutsugo (Lions)
Takayuki Kajitani (BayStars)
Yuhei (Swallows)
Yuki Yanagita (Hawkss)
Shogo Akiyama (Hawks)
Yoshio Itoi(Buffaloes)


Fans' top picks
Central League Pacific League
PitcherHiroki Kuroda (Carp)Shohei Otani (Fighters)
CatcherTsubasa Aizawa (Carp) Motohiro Shima (Golden Eagles)
First baseman Takahiro Arai (Carp)Sho Nakata (Fighters)
2nd baseman Ryosuke Kikuchi (Carp) Eito Asamura (Lions)
3rd baseman Shingo Kawabata (Swallows) Takeya Nakamura (Lions)
Shortstop Kei Toritani (Tigers) Kenta Imamiya (Hawks)
Outfielder Yoshitoma Tsutsugo (Lions)
Yoshihiro Maru (Carp)
Takayuki Kajitani (BayStars)
Yuki Yanagita (Hawks)
Shogo Akiyama (Hawks)
Ikuhiro Kiyota (Marines)


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