Hanshin 9, at Chunichi 3

NAGOYA, Japan (Interstat) — Teruaki Sato launched two home runs and drove in five as the Hanshin Tigers overpowered the Chunichi Dragons 9-3 on Saturday afternoon at Nagoya Dome, extending their strong start to the season while deepening the home side’s early struggles. A crowd of 36,678 watched the Tigers methodically build a lead before breaking the game open, improving to 10-4 across all competitions. The Dragons fell to 3-10. The most important sequence of the game arrived in the top of the seventh inning, with Hanshin leading 4-1. After back-to-back singles by Takumu Nakano and Shota Morishita with one… Read more...