Yamada's Hit Streak Soars to 20 Games
The <Chunichi Dragons:team#287> suffered a 7-5 setback today at the hands of the <Yomiuri Giants:team#292> at Dragons Ballpark, but their hot-hitting third baseman <Taroemon Yamada:player#12844> went 3-for-4 and stretched his consecutive-game hitting streak to 20 games.
<Taroemon Yamada:player#12844> singled in the 1st, walked in the 4th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 8th and struck out in the 9th.

Yamada is batting .333 this season in 124 games with 14 home runs, 62 RBIs and 94 runs scored. He has 151 hits in 453 at-bats.