CPBL

Why the Uni-President Lions?

• Tainan City, home of the Lions, is one of the oldest and largest cities in Taiwan
• Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium is directly under the flight path of airplanes flying in and out of the nearby Tainan Airport.
• The team has talent and looks good on paper but has been thwarted time and time again in the last few years by poor on-the-field field management and front office executive decisions.
• Employed in their organization at one time or another former player and SNY analyst Nelson Figueroa, Columbia Fireflies pitching coach Jerome Williams, former manager Mickey Callaway, and Generation K member Bill Pulsipher.

August 09 (33-39)

Uni-President Lions 2, Fubon Guardians 1 (BOX)

• LF Chih-Chieh Su (#24): 1-4, BB, K
• DH An-Ko Lin (#77): 2-4, 2 K
• SS Tzu-Chieh Lin (#39): 2-4, RBI, K
• RHP Tzu-Chien Shih (#45): 8.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W (7-4)
• RHP Yun-Wen Chen (#12): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, SV (12)

August 10 (33-39)

NO GAME (SCHEDULE)

August 11 (33-39)

NO GAME (SCHEDULE)

August 12 (34-39)

Uni-President Lions 10, CTBC Brothers 0 (BOX)

• CF Chieh-Hsien Chen (#24): 3-5, 3 R, 2 RBI
• LF Chih-Chieh Su (#32): 2-3, 2 R, 2 HR (21, 22), 4 RBI, 2 BB, K
• RF An-Ko Lin (#77): 2-4, BB, K
• SS Tzu-Chieh Lin (#39): 2-5, R
• C Yu-Le Lin (#31): 2-4, R, K
• RHP Brock Dykxhoorn (#50): 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, W (1-1)

August 13 (35-39)

Uni-President Lions 5, CTBC Brothers 3 (BOX)

• CF Chieh-Hsien Chen (#24): 0-4, K
• RF An-Ko Lin (#77): 1-3, 2 R, HR (25), RBI, BB, K, SB (6)
• LF Chih-Chieh Su (#32): 3-4, R, K
• SS Tzu-Chieh Lin (#39): 1-4, 2 R, 2 K
• 3B Chung-Ting Chen (#66): 2-4, R, K
• RHP Wei-Lun Pan (#18): 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
• RHP Yun-Wen Chen (#12): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, SV (13)

August 14 (35-40)

Fubon Guardians 15, Uni-President Lions 3 (BOX)

• CF-LF Chieh-Hsien Chen (#24): 2-4, R, K
• RF An-Ko Lin (#77): 0-1
• RF Chao-Ting Tang (#6): 3-3
• LF Chih-Chieh Su (#32): 0-2, K
• LHP Chen-Yen Chiang (#16): 1.1 IP, 8 H, 6 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, L (4-9)

August 15 (35-41)

Fubon Guardians 11, Uni-President Lions 9 (BOX)

• CF-LF Chieh-Hsien Chen (#24): 3-4, 2 RBI, SB (15)
• PH-RF An-Ko Lin (#77): 0-1
• RF-LF Chih-Chieh Su (#32): 3-5, 2 R, SB (11)
• 3B Chung-Ting Chen (#66): 3-3, 2 R, RBI, BB
• RHP Tzu-Chien Shih (#45): 1.0, 8 H 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, HR

KBO

Why the LG Twins?

• Represent a major metropolitan area.
• Share Seoul (and Jamsil Baseball Stadium) with a rival team and compete for fans.
• Have been a team that, on paper, should compete but just have not been able to put things together over the last few years
• Have a strong pitching staff in 2020.
• Staff ace, Casey Kelly, has been denied numerous wins over the years due to anemic hitting or a leaky bullpen despite quality starts.
• LG Corporation spends money on the team but does not always allocate that money wisely.
• Retired the number 41, worn by one of the best right-handed pitchers in team history.

August 09 (43-34-1)

Kiwoom Heroes 2, LG Twins 1 (BOX)

• SS Ji-hwan Oh: 1-4, K
• RF Eun-sung Chae: 0-4, 2 K
• DH Hyun-soo Kim: 0-4
• 1B Roberto Ramos: 0-3
• LF Hyung-jong Lee: 1-3, R, HR (4), RBI
• RHP Tyler Wilson: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, HBP, L (6-6)

August 10 (43-34-1)

NO GAME (SCHEDULE)

August 11 (43-35-1)

KIA Tigers 8, LG Twins 4 (BOX)

• SS Ji-hwan Oh: 2-4, K
• RF Eun-sung Chae: 1-4, RBI, K
• DH Hyun-soo Kim: 0-3
• 1B Roberto Ramos: 0-4, 4 K
• LF Hyung-jong Lee: 2-4, R, E
• RHP Chan-heon Jung: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, HBP, L (5-2)

August 12 (44-35-1)

LG Twins 8, KIA Tigers 0 (BOX)

• SS Ji-hwan Oh: 2-4, 3 RBI
• RF Eun-sung Chae: 1-4, RBI, 2 K
• LF Hyun-soo Kim: 2-3, R, BB
• 1B Roberto Ramos: 1-3, R, BB, 2 K
• 3B Min-sung Kim: 2-4, R, RBI
• 2B Ju-hyeon Jung: 2-3, 2 R, RBI, SB (6)
• RHP Chan-gyu Lim: 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 9 K, W (8-4)

August 13 (45-35-1)

LG Twins 4, KIA Tigers 2 (BOX)

• SS Ji-hwan Oh: 1-4, K
• RF Eun-sung Chae: 1-2, BB, K, HBP
• LF Hyun-soo Kim: 0-4
• DH Min-sung Kim: 2-3, R, K
• DH Hyung-jong Lee: 1-1, R, HR (5), RBI
• 1B Roberto Ramos: 1-3, 2 R, HR (22), RBI, BB, K
• RHP Casey Kelly: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, HR, W (6-6)
• RHP Woo-seok Ko: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, SV (5)

August 14 (46-35-1)

LG Twins 10, NC Dinos 4 (BOX)

• CF Hyung-jong Lee: 1-4, R, HR (3), 2 RBI, BB, K
• SS Joon-won Jang: 2-2, R
• RF Eun-sung Chae: 3-5, 2 R, HR (9), 2 RBI, BB
• LF Hyun-soo Kim: 2-5, RBI, BB
• LF Hyung-jong Lee: 3-5, R
• 1B Roberto Ramos: 1-5, R, HR (23), 2 RBI, 2 K
• 3B Min-sung Kim: 2-5, R, K
• C Kang-nam Yoo: 1-1, R, HR (8), 2 RBI
• 2B Bon-hyeok Koo: 2-4, R, RBI, BB, E
• LHP Yun-sik Kim: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, HBP

August 15 (47-35-1)

LG Twins 13, NC Dinos 4 (BOX)

• SS Ji-hwan Oh: 1-5, 2 R, RBI
• RF Eun-sung Chae: 3-5, R, 4 RBI, K
• DH Hyun-soo Kim: 3-4, 3 R, HR (17), RBI
• 3B Min-sung Kim: 2-4, R, RBI, 2 K
• 1B Roberto Ramos: 0-5, K
• LF Hyung-jong Lee: 3-5, 2 R, HR (6), 2 RBI
• RHP Tyler Wilson: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 2 HR, HBP, W (7-6)

NPB

Why the Yakult Swallows?

• The Swallows play in Tokyo, the largest city in Japan.
• The Swallows are overshadowed by the other team that plays in Tokyo, which has had much more success over the years, the Yomiuri Giants.
• For the first decade of their existence, the Swallows did not end a single season with a winning record.
• Meiji Jingu Stadium opened in 1964, the same year as Shea Stadium.
• The best player in team history was a pitcher.

August 09 (19-18-5)

Yokohama DeNA Baystars 4, Yakult Swallows 0 (BOX)

• SS Alcides Escobar: 0-4, K
• LF Norichika Aoki: 1-4, K
• 3B Munetaka Murakami: 0-3, BB, K
• RF Yasutaka Shiomi: 2-3, K
• RHP Hirofumi Yamanaka: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR, L (0-1)

August 10 (19-18-5)

NO GAME (SCHEDULE)

August 11 (19-18-5)

NO GAME (SCHEDULE)

August 12 (19-19-5)

Yomiuri Giants 8, Yakult Swallows 1 (BOX)

• LF Norichika Aoki: 0-3, BB, K
• 3B-1B Munetaka Murakami: 0-4, E (5)
• SS Alcides Escobar: 3-4, RBI
• PH-RF-LF Taiki Hamada: 2-3
• RHP Juri Hara: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, L (2-1)

August 13 (19-20-5)

Yomiuri Giants 4, Yakult Swallows 3 (BOX)

• CF-RF-LF Tomotaka Sakaguchi: 3-5, R
• 2B Tetsuto Yamada: 0-3, R, BB
• LF Norichika Aoki: 1-4, R, RBI, BB, K
• 1B Munetaka Murakami: 2-5, K
• 3B Naomichi Nishiura: 2-5, 2 RBI
• SS Alcides Escobar: 0-3, BB
• RHP Hirotoshi Takanashi: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 HR

August 14 (19-21-5)

Yokohama DeNA Baystars 6, Yakult Swallows 2 (BOX)

• 2B Tetsuto Yamada: 0-3
• LF Norichika Aoki: 1-4, 2 K
• 1B-3B Munetaka Murakami: 3-4, R, HR (8), RBI, K
• RHP Daiki Yoshida: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, L (1-2)

August 15 (20-21-5)

Yakult Swallows 9, Yokohama DeNA Baystars 0 (BOX)

• 2B Tetsuto Yamada: 1-2, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, K
• LF Norichika Aoki: 1-3, 2 RBI, BB
• 3B Munetaka Murakami: 0-4, R, BB
• SS Alcides Escobar: 0-1
• 1B Tomotaka Sakaguchi: 2-4, R, 2 RBI, K
• C Akihisa Nishida: 2-4, 2 R, RBI, K
• P Yasuhiro Ogawa: 0-1, R, 2 BB
• RHP Yasuhiro Ogawa: 9.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 10 K, W (5-2)

CPBL HITTER OF THE WEEK

Chih-Chieh Su

8-15, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 1/1 SB

May 3 to May 9: Fu-Lin Kuo (10-22, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1/1 SB)

May 10 to May 16: An-Ko Lin (9-23, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K, 0/0 SB)

May 17 to May 23: Chih-Chieh Su (3-6, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1/1 SB)

May 24 to May 30: Chieh-Hsien Chen (10-17, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, 0/0 SB)

May 31 to June 6: Chih-Chieh Su (11-18, 0 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 3 BB, 4 K, 0/0 SB)

June 7 to June 13: Yung-Chi Chen (11-20, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 6 K, 1/1 SB)

June 14 to June 20: Chih-Chieh Su (10-17, 0 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 3 BB, 4 K, 0/0 SB)

June 21 to June 27: An-Ko Lin (12-21, 3 2B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 1 BB, 8 K, 0/0 SB)

June 28 to July 04: An-Ko Lin (6-17, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 4 K, 1/1 SB)

July 05 to July 11: Chih-Chieh Su (7-19, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 4 K, 3/3 SB)

July 12 to July 18: N/A

July 19 to July 25: N/A

July 26 to August 01: Chieh-Hsien Chen (7-16, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 K, 3/3 SB)

August 02 to August 08: An-Ko Lin (5-17, 0 2B, 0 3b, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 1 BB, 5 K, 0/0 SB)

CPBL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Brock Dykxhoorn

7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K

Brock Dykxhoorn was born in Goderich, Ontario on July 02, 1994. He attended St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School in Clinton, Ontario, a school known its sports teams, but was initially more of a hockey player than a baseball player. After getting cut from the hockey team, he began focusing on baseball, spending a lot of time on travel ball teams, as the St. Anne’s baseball program was still very much in its infancy. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 20th round of the 2012 MLB Draft just prior to graduation, but elected not to go pro, instead enrolling at West Virginia University. He was solid in his freshman year, posting a 3.15 ERA in 34.1 innings, but transferred to Central Arizona College, a community college in Coolidge, Arizona for his sophomore season in order to expedite his quest to become a professional. After posting a 2.77 ERA in 78.0 innings for the Vaqueros, he was drafted by the he Houston Astros in the 6th round of the 2014 MLB Draft. He signed for $250,000 and finished up the year with the Greeneville Astros, where he posted a 4.31 ERA in 31.1 innings.

Over the next few years, he would slowly climb the Houston Astros minor league ladder, generally posting pedestrian numbers with underwhelming peripherals. He spent the 2015 season with the Low-A Quad Cities River Bandits and posted a 3.88 ERA in 109.0 innings. He spent the 2016 season with the High-A Lancaster JetHawks and posted a 5.02 ERA in 123.2 innings. He spent the 2017 season with the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks and posted a 4.62 ERA in 99.1 innings. He split the 2018 season between Hooks and the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies and posted a combined 3.97 ERA in 127.0 innings.

Dykxhoorn was released by the Astros organization on November 13, 2018 and signed with the SK Wyverns in Korea just a few days later. The right-hander was not particularly great with the Wyverns and he was placed on waivers that June. The Lotte Giants picked him up and he finished the season with them; all in all, he posted a 4.34 ERA in 149.1 innings.

After going unsigned over the winter, Dykxhoorn signed with the Uni-President Lions in late June 2020 to replace the foreign pitchers who had already departed from the team. In three starts in Taiwan so far, Dykxhoorn has a 4.72 ERA in 13.1, with 9 hits allowed, 7 walks, and 9 strikeouts.

Dykxhoorn throws from a low-three-quarters arm slot, and despite being 6’8”, 250-pounds, the right-hander does not throw particularly hard. His fastball generally sits in the high-80s-to-low-90s, topping out at 93 MPH, but it appears faster thanks to his size and extension, sneaking up on hitters. He complements the pitch with a slider and a changeup, both of which are below-average offerings that occasionally flash better. The slider, which sits in the low-80s, lacks horizontal and vertical movement, while the change, which sits in the low-to-mid-80s, generally is flat, though he does replicate his arm speed well when throwing it. His fastball command is better than his command of his secondary pitches. Despite the substandard stuff, Dykxhoorn pitches with confidence, attacking hitters.

May 3 to May 9: Ryan Feierabend (5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, HR)

May 10 to May 16: Ryan Feierabend: (6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K)

May 17 to May 23: Wei-Chih Lin (2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K)

May 24 to May 30: Ryan Fierabend (6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K)

May 31 to June 6: Chen-Yen Chiang (7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 HR)

June 7 to June 13: Josh Roenicke (7.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K)

June 14 to June 20: Josh Roenicke (7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K)

June 21 to June 27: Logan Darnell (7.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, HR)

June 28 to July 04: Logan Darnell (6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, HR)

July 05 to July 11: Josh Roenicke (5.0 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K)

July 12 to July 18: N/A

July 19 to July 25: N/A

July 26 to August 01: Josh Roenicke (7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K)

August 02 to August 09: Tzu-Chien Shih (6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, E)

KBO HITTER OF THE WEEK

Eun-sung Chae

9-24, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 2 BB, 7 K, HBP, 0/0 SB

May 3 to May 9: Hyun-soo Kim (6-17, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 0/0 SB)

May 10 to May 16: Roberto Ramos (6-16, 1 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 5 BB, 7 K, 0/0 SB)

May 17 to May 22: Eun-sung Chae (8-25, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 0 BB, 4 K, 0/0 SB)

May 24 to May 30: Roberto Ramos (9-23, 0 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 1 BB, 5 K, 0/0 SB)

May 31 to June 6: Roberto Ramos (6-17, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 6 K, 0/0 SB)

June 7 to June 13: Hyun-soo Kim (7-22, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K, 0/0 SB)

June 14 to June 20: Ji-hwan Oh (11-23, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 4 K, HBP, 1/1 SB)

June 21 to June 27: Keun-woo Jeong (8-14, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 2 K, HBP, 0/1 SB)

June 28 to July 04: Hyun-soo Kim (6-25, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 0 BB, 3 K, 0/0 SB)

July 05 to July 11: Hyun-soo Kim (9-23, 1 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 4 BB, 2 K, 0/0 SB

July 12 to July 18: Ji-hwan Oh (7-21, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 0 BB, 6 K, 0/0 SB)

July 19 to July 25: Hyun-soo Kim (8-17, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 0 K, 0/0 SB)

July 26 to August 01: Eun-sung Chae (11-25, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 0 BB, 5 K, HBP, 0/0 SB)

August 02 to August 08: Hyun-soo Kim (8-19, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 0/0 SB)

KBO PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Casey Kelly

7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, HR

May 3 to May 9: Woo-chan Cha (6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, HR)

May 10 to May 16: Casey Kelly (6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K)

May 17 to May 22: Tyler Wilson (7.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, HR)

May 24 to May 30: Casey Kelly (6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 10 K)

May 31 to June 6: Chan-heon Jung (7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 11 K)

June 7 to June 13: Min-ho Lee (7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K)

June 14 to June 20: Chan-gyu Lim (6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 2 HBP)

June 21 to June 27: Chan-heon Jung (9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K)

June 28 to July 04: Chan-gyu Lim (7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K)

July 05 to July 11: Chan-heon Jung (6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K)

July 12 to July 18: Woo-chan Cha (7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K)

July 19 to July 25: Casey Kelly (11.1 IP, 12 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 14 K, HBP, HR)

July 26 to August 01: Casey Kelly (7.0 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K)

August 02 to August 08: Casey Kelly (7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, HBP)

NPB HITTER OF THE WEEK

Munetaka Murakami

5-20, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, RBI, 2 BB, 3 K

June 14 to June 20: Tetsuto Yamada (3-8, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 0 K, 1/1 SB)

June 21 to June 27: Tetsuto Yamada (6-24, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1 BB, 8 K, 1/1 SB)

June 28 to July 04: Naomichi Nishiura (5-15, 1 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K, 0/0 SB)

July 05 to July 11: Tomotaka Sakaguchi (7-21, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 3 BB, 6 K, 1/1 SB)

July 12 to July 18: Munetaka Murakami (13-23, 3 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 9 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K, 0/0 SB)

July 19 to July 25: Norichika Aoki (9-15, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 5 BB, 0 K, 0/0 SB)

July 26 to August 01: Munetaka Murakami (5-20, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 5 K, 0/0 SB)

August 02 to August 08: Yasutaka Shiomi (7-18, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 6 K, 0/0 SB)

NPB PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Yasuhiro Ogawa

9.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 10 K

June 14 to June 20: Yasuhiro Ogawa (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K)

June 21 to June 27: Hirotoshi Takanashi (7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K)

June 28 to July 04: Taichi Ishiyama (3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, HR)

July 05 to July 11: Yasuhiro Ogawa (6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K)

July 12 to July 18: Yasuhiro Ogawa (6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HBP)

July 19 to July 25: Yasuhiro Ogawa (7.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 3 HR)

July 26 to August 01: Keiji Takahashi (8.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, HBP)

August 02 to August 08: Hirofumi Yamanaka (8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K)