I skipped this feature last week but it’s back. (Not that anyone really missed it.)
Playoff Run Standings (after 9/21 games) – * = clinched playoff spot
Central League
1st – *Yomiuri (—; 13 games left)
2nd – *Chunichi (9 GB; 11 left)
3rd – Hanshin (23.5 GB; 13 left)
4th – Hiroshima (24 GB; 14 left)
5th – Yakult (25 GB; 17 left)
Pacific League:
1st – Nippon-Ham (—; 15 games left)
2nd – Softbank (3.5 GB; 11 left)
3rd – Rakuten (5.5 GB; 16 left)
4th – Seibu (9.5 GB; 13 left)
Clips:
Chunichi’s Araki steals his 34th base of the season against Yokohama’s Futoshi Kobayashi during Saturday’s game at Nagoya Dome. The Dragons won 5-2.
Akihiro Yano hits a 2-run homerun off Yomiuri’s Marc Kroon with 2 outs in the 11th to give Hanshin a 5-3 lead on Tuesday 9/15.
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