June 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Japanese championship First Stage matches on Saturday
Saturday, June 20
Gamba Osaka 1 Vegalta Sendai 1
Kawasaki Frontale 2 Matsumoto Yamaga 0
Nagoya Grampus Eight 1 Kashiwa Reysol 0
Sagan Tosu 1 FC Tokyo 2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5 Montedio Yamagata 1
Shimizu S-Pulse 0 Ventforet Kofu 2
Shonan Bellmare 1 Albirex Niigata 3
Vissel Kobe 1 Urawa Reds 1
Yokohama F-Marinos 0 Kashima Antlers 3
Standings P W D L F A Pts
1 Urawa Reds 16 11 5 0 34 15 38
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 10 3 3 27 14 33
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3 FC Tokyo 16 10 2 4 21 16 32
4 Gamba Osaka 15 8 5 2 21 11 29
5 Kawasaki Frontale 16 8 3 5 29 24 27
6 Yokohama F-Marinos 16 7 4 5 20 16 25
7 Kashima Antlers 16 6 4 6 25 22 22
8 Nagoya Grampus Eight 16 6 4 6 18 16 22
9 Vegalta Sendai 16 5 5 6 25 20 20
10 Shonan Bellmare 16 5 4 7 17 22 19
11 Sagan Tosu 16 5 4 7 20 30 19
12 Ventforet Kofu 16 6 1 9 11 21 19
13 Vissel Kobe 16 4 6 6 16 18 18
14 Matsumoto Yamaga 16 4 3 9 15 23 15
15 Kashiwa Reysol 15 3 5 7 20 24 14
16 Montedio Yamagata 16 3 5 8 13 21 14
17 Albirex Niigata 16 3 5 8 18 28 14
18 Shimizu S-Pulse 16 3 4 9 20 29 13
1-2: Championship play-off
- Gamba Osaka
- Vegalta Sendai
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Notorious ballhawk Zack Hample catches A-Rod's 3,000th hit
Zack Hample has over 8,000 baseballs in his collection and has no intention to return A-Rod's.