2013 ALL STAR GAMES

Updated July 23, 2013

July 22 Iwaki Green Stadium (18,365 audience)
The game was celebrated with the Hula Girls, who were featured in movies. It's in Fukushima. Yoshihiro Maru of the Carp came home on a error. The Fighters 19 year old Shohei Otani hit in a run to equalize. With Seiichi Uchikawa's 2 RBI double, Pacific League won 3 to 1. Uchikawa was also named MVP for the game. Otani was MVP for the 3 game all star series. The interesting result, there were no homeruns throughout the series.

July 20 Jingu Stadium (31,816 audience)
The Central League's starter was the Giants rookie Toshiyuki Sugano. He gave up a run. He was followed by a relay of rookie pitchers including the Tigers Shintaro Fujinami. Thanks to his teammate Takahiro Arai's RBI, the Central League won 3 to 1. Arai was named MVP of the day.

July 19 Sapporo Dome (34,339 audience)
The starting pitchers were, for the Central League Kenta Maeda and for the Pacific League Masahiro Tanaka. Tanaka pitched a no runner 2 innings. Shohei Otani of the Fighters also pitched. In the 6th inning, he was playing on outfield too as during the season. The game ended a draw. Hirokazu Sawamura was chosen MVP of the game.

Players' top picks
Central League Pacific League
PitcherKenta Maeda (Carp)Masahiro Tanaka (Golden Eagles)
CatcherShinnosuke Abe (Giants) Motohiro Shima (Golden Eagles)
First baseman Tony Blanco (Dragons)Lee Dai-Ho (Buffaloes)
2nd baseman Tsuyoshi Nishioka (Tigers) Tadahito Iguchi (Marines)
3rd baseman Hector Luna (Dragons) Nobuhiro Matsuda (Hawks)
Shortstop Hayato Sakamoto(Giants) Kazuo Matsui (Golden Eagles)
DH none Andruw Jones (Golden Eagles)
Outfielder Wladimir Balentien (Swallows)
Matt Murton (Tigers)
Hisayoshi Chono (Giants)
Yoshio Itoi (Buffaloes)
Sho Nakata (Fighters)
Daikan Yoh(Fighters)


Fans' top picks
Central League Pacific League
PitcherKenta Maeda (Carp) Masahiro Tanaka (Golden Eagles)
CloserHitoki Iwase (Dragons)Yoshihisa Hirano (Buffaloes)
CatcherShinnosuke Abe (Giants) Hikaru Ito (Buffaloes)
First baseman Tony Blanco (Dragons))Lee Dai-Ho (Buffaloes)
2nd baseman Tsuyoshi Nishioka (Tigers) Tadahito Iguchi (Marines)
3rd baseman Shinya Miyamaoto (Swallows) Nobuhiro Matsuda (Hawks)
Shortstop Kei Toritani (Tigers) Kazuo Matsui (Golden Eagles)
DH none Andruw Jones (Golden Eagles)
Outfielder Wladimir Balentien (Swallows)
Yoshihiro Maru (Carp)
Jun Hirose (Carp)
Yoshio Itoi (Buffaloess)
Sho Nakata (Fighters)
Shohei Otani (Fighters)


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