Tigers Tour: Game 4
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Shimoyanagi got the start for the Tigers and pitched six shutout innings of two-hit ball, although he walked five batters. The only real trouble he was in all night was in the third inning when he had the bases loaded with two outs. Andoh got the call in the seventh and Williams in the eighth (it was a 5-1 lead at this point). Williams gave up one and the Tigers scored two in the bottom of the 8th, so Kanazawa got the call in the 9th instead of Fujikawa.
Yano tripled to right center in the fourth with one out which was the best hit of the game, in my opinion. Of course, I always like it when a catcher hits a triple. Unfortunately the Tigers were unable to bring him in, but they still got more than enough runs to do the job.
If the Tigers win the remaining two games, they will be in a first place tie with the Dragons. So the excitement is definitely in the air of the Osaka Dome.