November
The Tigers played its final game of the season on Nov 11 beating the BayStars.
Kyuji Fujikawa who played in the MLB was given a ceremonial farewell.
The Dragons and the Carp played their last game. The Dragons won.
The BayStars ended its season by clinching the game against the Giants on Nov 14.
On Nov 10 the Carp Ryuhei Matsuhama slammed 2 homers to beat the Swallows. The Giants shut out the Tigers.
The Giants Kazuma Okamoto slammed a 3 run home run to defeat the Swallows on Nov 7. The next day Hayato Sakamoto hit his career 2000th hit and also a 2 run homerun, but the team lost to the Swallows.
With the season coming to an end, it's about who is retiring and the competitors for titles. The Swallows Kazuki Yoshimi played his last game on Nov 7 in which his team beat the Dragons.
From Nov 2 the Giants faced the Carp, tied in the first, lost 2. The Tigers lost the first 2 games against the Swallows and won the 3rd. The Dragons beat the BayStars in all 3 games.
On Nov 1 the Giants beat the Swallows, the BayStars won on Takayuki Kajitani's RBI, and the Carp shut out the Dragons.
Final standing
1.Yomiuri Giants
2.Hanshin Tigers
3.Chunichi Dragons
4.Yokohama Dena BayStars
5.Hiroshima Toyo Carp
6.Yakult Swallows
October
The Giants didn't have to win on Oct 30, but a tie against the Swallows would do depending on the Tigers.
The Tigers tied against the BayStars and as a result, the Giants secured its pennant title.
It's the Giants 47th title, and a 2 season in a row league victory.
On that day, pro baseball further eased the number of spectators. The Giants drew over 18000.
The Giants won the next game Kazuma Okamoto's 3 run home run and Yoshitomo Maru's single.
Tomoyuki Sugano started and won his 14th game.
The BayStars on Oct 31 based on its technical trial approved by the government, increased its audience
more than any other teams to above 24,000.
It lost to Naomasa Yukawa's grand slam.
The Carp won from Oct 30, 2 games against the Dragons.
The BayStars played well against the Giants from Oct 27, in the first game Jose Lopez grand slammed and also won the next 2.Even though the Giants were doing poorly, the Dragons losing to the Tigers in all 3 games placed it closer to winning the league title. The Carp won the first 2 games against the Swallows, tied in the 3rd.
The Giants Yoshitomo Maru homered and Hayato Sakamoto hit in a run on Oct 23 in the game against the Tigers and the team won. The Giants lost the day Tomoyuki Sugano started the next day, and lost the 3rd game too. The Dragons won 2 of 3 games against the Swallows from Oct 23. The BayStars won 2 of 3 games against the Carp.
From Oct 20 the Giants face the Swallows, tied in the first, lost the next, and won the 3rd on a 2 run home run by Kazuma Okamoto. The Dragons rose to 2nd place on Oct 20, beating the BayStars, won the next on Dayan Viciedo's 3 run homerun,and the 3rd on a shut out pitch by Yudai Ono. The Carp won 2 of 3 games against the Tigers.
From Oct 16, some games were rained out. The Giants played against the BayStars on Oct 16 and 18 and lost them both. The Tigers played those 2 dates against the Swallows and won them both, and played on Oct 19 for a draw. The Dragons had all 3 games as scheduled, won the first 2 games against the Carp, lost the 3rd.
On Oct 13, the Giants Tomoyuki Sugano lost the first time this season in the game against the Carp. The Giants won the next game, tied in the 3rd. The Dragons beat the Tigers in all 3 games, and replaced the Tigers for 2nd place. The BayStars won the first 2 games against the Swallows, lost the 3rd.
From Oct 9 the Carp faced the Swallows. The Swallows won the first game, lost the next 2. The Giants faced the Dragons from Oct 10, won the first, lost the next 2. The BayStars beat the Tigers on Oct 10, lost the next day to Oyama's 2 run home run.
The Giants Tomoyuki Sugano won his 13th game on Oct 6 against the BayStars. The Giants lost the next day, but won the 3rd game with 2 run home runs by Kazuma Okamoto and Yoshitomo Maru. The Dragons beat the Swallows in 2 straigt games. The Tigers and the Carp tied in the first game, the Carp won the 2nd but lost the 3rd.
On Oct 2 the Tigers beat the Giants, the Giants won the next 2 games.A 4th game was played which the Tigers won. The Dragons Dayan Viciedo slammed a 3 run home run to help his team beat the BayStars on Oct 2. The Dragons won the next game but lost the 3rd to 3 homers by Tyler Austin. The Carp beat the Swallows in all 3 games.
On Oct 1, the Giants beat the Carp, the Tigers shut out the Dragons, the Swallows beat the BayStars.
Standing as of end of October
1.Yomiuri Giants
2.Hanshin Tigers
3.Chunichi Dragons
4.Yokohama Dena BayStars
5.Hiroshima Toyo Carp
6.Yakult Swallows
September
On Sept 29, the Giants Tomoyuki Sugano won his 12th game against the Carp.
The Carp won the next game on Seiya Suzuki's 2 run home run.
The Tigers won the first game against the Dragons, lost the next.
The BayStars Keita Sano blasted a 3 run home run to beat the Swallows on Sept 29, but lost the next
to the Swallows Munetaka Murakami's 3 run home run.
On Sept 25 it was learned that Tigers 5 players 2 staff members tested positive for COVID-19. Those suspected of close contact with the infected were also placed under quarantine so farm team players were called to the top league. The Tigers lost to the Swallows the first 2 games, won the 3rd. The Giants beat the Dragons with Kazuma Okamoto's 3 run home run on Sept 25, lost the next and won the 3rd. The Carp beat the BayStars on Sept 25 lost the next 2 games.
From Sept 21, the Giants faced the Carp.The Giants won all 3 games. The Dragons beat the Swallows all 3 games. The Tigers defeated the BayStars the first 2 games, but lost the 3rd to Taiga Kamichatani's good pitch.
The Giants faced the BayStars from Sept 18. The Giants lost the first 2 games. The good news with the game on Sept 19 spectators were increased to 13,000 with easing on restrictions. Yoshitomo Maru slammed 3 home runs on Sept 20 to help his team win. The Tigers Yusuke Ohyama helped his team win against the Dragons in the first game with a 2 run home run. The lost the next 2. On Sept 19, the Carp beat the Swallows in a competitive game. The Carp lost the next to home runs by Norichiki Aoki and Tetsudo Yamada.
The Giants Tomoyuki Sugano recorded his 11th win against the Tigers on Sept 15. Sakamoto and Okamoto were out of the next game but instead Soichiro Tateoka slammed a 3 run home run to defeat the Tigers. The Tigers won on Sept 17 with 2 home runs by Koji Chikamoto. The Baystars beat the Swallows on Sept 15 with a 2 run homer by Neftali Soto and and an RBI hit. The Swallows won the next 2 games. On Sept 15, the Carp's Seiya Suzuki blasted a 3 run home run to defeat the Dragons. The Carp's Hisayoshi Chono contributed with 2 RBIs in the next game.
The Giants on Sept 11 beat the Swallows on Hayato Sakamoto's home run, and Tatsunori Hara recorded his skipper career 1067 win, exceeding the record held by Tetsuharu Kawakami. The Giants won the next 2 games. The Tigers Nishi shut out the Carp on Sept 11.The Tigers won the next 2 games. The Dragons beat the BayStars in 2 of 3 games.
On Sept 8, the Giants Tomoyuki Sugano won his 10th game by shutting out the Dragons. The Giants Hayato Sakamoto homered 3 times the next day to bea the Dragons. The teams tied on Sept 10. The Tigers and Baystars tied in the first game, the Baystars won the next, and the Tigers clinched the 3rd game on Jerry Sands' 2 run home run. The Carp beat the Swallows in the first game, tied in the next, and won again the 3rd game on Ryosuke Kikuchi's RBI.
On Sept 4 the Tigers beat the Giants with homers by Yusuke Ohyama and Jerry Sands. The Giants won the next, and on Sept 7 won too. The Dragons Shuhei Takahashi slammed a 2 run home run on Sept 4 to beat the Swallows. The Dragons won the next day in the 10th innnin, but lost the 3rd game. The Carp and BayStars tied on Sept 4. The BayStars Soto was a wonder with base hits, and 2 home runs to defeat the Carp. The Carp won the 3rd game.
The Giants from Sept 1 beat the BayStars in all 3 games. In the 3rd games Kazuma Okamoto blasted a 2 run home run. The Dragons face the Carp and won 2 of the 3 games. The Tigers beat the Swallows in 2 of 3 games.
Standing as of end of September
1.Yomiuri Giants
2.Hanshin Tigers
3.Yokohama Dena BayStars
4.Chunichi Dragons
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5.Hiroshima Toyo Carp
6.Yakult Swallows
August
From Aug 28 the Giants played against the Dragons, lost the first, won the next 2.
The BayStars Sano blasted a 3 run homerun to beat the Swallows on Aug 28,
won the next game but lost the 3rd.
The Carp beat the Tigers on Aug 28, the Tigers won the next 2 including a 3 run homer by Jerry Sands.
On Aug 25,the Giants Tomoyuki Sugano won his 9th game with his own 3 RBIs defeating the Swallows. The Giants won the next 2 games. The BayStars beat the Carp on Aug 25, lost the next, won the 3rd. The Tigers Justin Bour slammed a 2 run home run on Aug 25 and 26, and Jerry Sands homered on 27th, helping the team beat the Dragons in all 3 games.
The Carp faced the Giants from Aug 21, and won all 3 games. The Dragons defeated the BayStars in all 3 games. The Tigers won against the Swallows on Aug 21, with good pitching by Shintaro Fujinami. It won again the next day on Yusuke Ohyama's 3 run home run. The Swallows won the 3rd game.
On Aug 18, the Giants Tomoyuki Sugano shut out the Tigers. The Giants beat the Tigers in the next 2 games. The Dragons beat the Swallows in the first 2 games and lost the 3rd. The BayStars defeated the Carp in the first game lost the next and won the 3rd.
On Aug 14 the Giants Hiroyuki Nakajima slammed a 3 run home run to defeat the Dragons. The Dragons won the next 2 games. The Carps Masato Morishita shut out the Tigers on Aug 14. The Tigers won the next, and tied in the 3rd. The BayStars beat the Swallows on Aug 14. Ryan Ogawa pitched a no hitter game against the Swallows on Aug 15. The Swallows won the next too.
From Aug 10, the BayStars beat the Tigers in the first game but lost the next 2. The Carp won the first against the Dragons, lost the next 2. The Giants played against the Swallows on Aug 12 and Tomoyuki Sugano won his 7th game. The Giants Yoshiyuki Kamei hit in a game winning run on Aug 13 to beat the Swallows.
On Aug 7, the Dragons Yudai Ono hurled over the distance against the Giants and won. The Dragons won the next game too. But they tied on Aug 9. The Swallows Yasutaka Shiomi blasted a 2 run home run on Aug 7 to defeat the BayStars.The BayStars won the next 2 games. The Carp beat the Tigers on Aug 7. The Tigers beat the Carp with Yusuke Ohyama's home run on Aug 9.
The Giants faced the Tigers in Koshien from Aug 4. The Giants Tomoyuki Sugano won his 6th game to start the 3 game series. The Giants won the next too on Kazuma Okamoto's 2 RBI, but lot th 3rd. Hisayasu Chono helped the Carp win the first game with a 3 run homerun. The Carp won the next game but lost the 3rd. The BayStars defeated the Dragons in all 3 games.
On Aug 1, the Giants Kazuma Okamoto blasted is first grand slam to beat the Carp. The next day the Carp won on Seiya Suzuki's 2 run home run. The BayStars beat the Tigers on Aug 1 and lost the next on Oyama's RBI. The Dragon won the first against the Swallows on Aug 1, tied in the next.
Standing as of end of August
1.Yomiuri Giants
2.Yokohama Dena BayStars
3.Hanshin Tigers
4.Chunichi Dragons
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5.Hiroshima Toyo Carp
6.Yakult Swallows
July
On July 31, the Giants beat the Carp, the Dragons beat the Swallows and the Tigers tied with the BayStars.
The Giants Tomoyuki Sugano started on Jul 28, lost a run by Kazuma Okamoto's homerun gave the team a win against the BayStars. The Giants lost the next 2 games. The Tigers Jerry Sands and Justin Bour both grand slammed to clobber the Swallows on Jul 28. But the Tigers lost the next 2 games. The Dragons and the Carp won a game each and tied in the 3rd.
In Jingu, the Swallows faced the Giants from Jul 24. They tied in the first, the Swallows won the next with a game winning RBI by Kawabata, the Giants won the 3rd on Hayato Sakamoto's 2 run home run. The BayStars Keita Sano blasted a grand slam for a victory over the Carp on Jul 24. The Carp won the next day. The Tigers won the first game against the Dragons, the Draons won the 2nd, and the Tigers won the 3rd with home runs by Justin Bour and Yusuke Ohyama.
The Giants faced the Dragons from Jul 21, and Tomoyuki Sugano won a shut out victory while Kazuma Okamoto slammed a 2 run home run. The Giants winning streak was halted the next day. On Jul 23 won with 2 RBI by Okamoto. The Swallows won the first game against the BayStars. They tied in the next game, the BayStars shut out the Swallows in the 3rd game. The Tigers won the first game against the Carp, they tied in the next, and the Carp won the 3rd on Jose Pirela's grand slam.
The Giants beat the Baystars in all 3 games from July 17. The Tigers defeated the Dragons in all 3 games. The Carp and the Swallows won a game each and tied in one.
From July 14 the Giants played 3 successful games against the Carp. Kazuma Okamoto homered in all the games. The BayStar won the first game, the Draons won the next 2. The Tigers won against the Swallows in the first and 3rd games.
From July 10 a crowd of up to 5000 were allowed to enter baseball stadiums. The Dragons Dayan Viciedo clinched the game against the Carp with a home run. The Tigers beat the BayStars in a 5 inning game. The Giants and the Swallows game was rained out. The next day the Giants lost to the Swallows. The BayStars beat the Tigers with Soto's 2 run home run. The Carp clobbered the Dragons. On Jul 12, the Giants lost its 4th game in a row. The Tigers beat the BayStars, the Carp defeated the Dragons.
Torrential rains have cancelled many games in the south. On Jul 7, the Swallows won on a walk with bases full against the Dragons. They tied in the next game. The Swallows on the 3rd game. The Carp played against the BayStars from Jul 8 and won a game each. The Tigers Bour homered a 2 run to beat the Giant on Jul 9.
The Giants Yoshitomo Maru homered and homered to defeat the Giants on July 4. The Dragons won the next day on Dayan Viciedo's home run. The Tigers, after 4 straight losses won on July 4 and 5 agains the Carp. The Swallows beat the BayStars on Jul 4, lost the next day.
From Jul 1, the Giants and the BayStars won a game each. The Swallows won 3 games against the Carp. The Dragons beat the Tigers in 2 games.
Standing as of end of July
1.Yomiuri Giants
2.Yakult Swallows
3.Yokohama Dena BayStars
4.Hanshin Tigers
5.Chunichi Dragons
6.Hiroshima Toyo Carp
June
The Giants beat the BayStars on June 30 on Kazuma Okamoto's birthday home run.
The Dragons Zoilo Almonte grand slammed to beat the Tigers.
On June 26, the Giants Shinnosuke Shigenobu slammed a game winning home run to defeat the Swallows. The Swallows won the next game on Tetsuto Yamada's grand slam. The Giants clobbered the Swallows in the 3rd game. The Carp on June 26 won with 2 homers by Seiya Suzuki against the Dragons, lost the next, won the 3rd with homeruns. The BayStars Austin slammed a 2 run home run for a win over the Tigers. The Tigers won the next game. The BayStars took the 3rd.
The Giants faced the Carp from June 23, won the first with an RBI walk by Kazuma Okamoto. The Giants lost the next game to homer by Seiya Suzuki and Kousuke Tanaka. The teams tied on June 25. The BayStars from June 23 won all 3 games against the Dragons. The Tigers won its first game this season against the Swallows. The Swallows clinched the next 2 games.
The season kicks off 3 months later than initially planned do to the Covid-19 pandemic.No spectators were allowed from the season starting on June 19. The Giants faced the Tigers at the Tokyo Dome. Tomoyuki Sugano started and the Giants marked its team total of 6000th win. The Giants won all 3 games against the Tigers. The Carps ace Daichi Osera hurled over the distance on June 19 and beat the BayStars. The Carp won the next game on Seiya Suzuki's grand slam. The BayStars clinched the 3rd game in the final inning. The Dragons opened the season clinching the game against the Swallows in the 10th inning. It lost the next but won the 3rd.
Standing as of end of June
1.Yomiuri Giants
2.Hiroshima Toyo Carp
3.Yokohama Dena BayStars
4.Yakult Swallows
5.Chunichi Dragons
6.Hanshin Tigers
Final league standing in 2019
1.Yomiuri Giants
2.Yokohama Dena BayStars
3.Hanshin Tigers
4.Hiroshima Toyo Carp
5.Chunichi Dragons
6.Yakult Swallows
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