Japan's most famous baseball team, the Yomiuri Giants, lost their 11th straight game, matching a franchise record, in an 8-5 interleague defeat to the Seibu Lions on Tuesday.The oldest active franchise in Nippon Professional Baseball, the Giants equaled the frustrating mark set in 1975, then-manager Shigeo Nagashima's first season in the dugout.Before a crowd of 24,533 at MetLife Dome just outside Tokyo, the Central League's Giants blew a three-run lead against the Pacific League's Lions.The Giants' best pitcher, Tomoyuki Sugano, allowed five runs on nine hits and three walks over six innin…READ FULL ARTICLE
