| TOP OF THE 1ST | Tokyo Yakult Swallows batting - Pitching for Yomiuri Giants : RHP Shigenobu Gato | | Pitching: RHP Shigenobu Gato | | | Batting: LHB Kiyoshi Kichida | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L) | | Batting: SHB Naohiro Hasegawa | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5L) | | Batting: LHB Kazu Gato | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M) Kiyoshi Kichida to third | | Batting: RHB Ichiro Iwata | 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS) Kiyoshi Kichida scores | | Batting: RHB Shihi Suzuki | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Base on Balls Ichiro Iwata to second | | Batting: RHB Tamasaburo Yamasaki | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F) | | Top of the 1st over - 1 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 2 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 1 - Yomiuri 0 | BOTTOM OF THE 1ST | Yomiuri Giants batting - Pitching for Tokyo Yakult Swallows : RHP Yamato Nakashima | | Pitching: RHP Yamato Nakashima | | | Batting: LHB Toyokuni Kiyomizu | 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD), Distance : 436 ft | | Batting: LHB Hiroshi Saito | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Strikes out swinging | | Batting: LHB Masahiko Nakamura | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D) | | Batting: SHB Jo Watanabe | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Strikes out swinging | | Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 1 - Yomiuri 1 | TOP OF THE 2ND | Tokyo Yakult Swallows batting - Pitching for Yomiuri Giants : RHP Shigenobu Gato | | Batting: RHB Masafumi Ogasahara | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Base on Balls | | Batting: RHB Yoshifusa Shimizu | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6) | | Batting: RHB Shoichi Amano | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Swinging Strike 2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M) | | Top of the 2nd over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 1 - Yomiuri 1 | BOTTOM OF THE 2ND | Yomiuri Giants batting - Pitching for Tokyo Yakult Swallows : RHP Yamato Nakashima | | Batting: LHB Tokimasa Minami | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Hit by Pitch | | Batting: RHB Kuniaki Okuno | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Base on Balls Tokimasa Minami to second | | Batting: RHB Tadahisa Tanabe | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Grounds into double play, U5-3 (Groundball, 5L) Kuniaki Okuno to second | | Batting: LHB Taro Kouki | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6) | | Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 1 - Yomiuri 1 | TOP OF THE 3RD | Tokyo Yakult Swallows batting - Pitching for Yomiuri Giants : RHP Shigenobu Gato | | Batting: LHB Kiyoshi Kichida | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Strikes out looking | | Batting: SHB Naohiro Hasegawa | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LSF) | | Batting: LHB Kazu Gato | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F) | | Batting: RHB Ichiro Iwata | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D) (infield hit) Naohiro Hasegawa to second | | Batting: RHB Shihi Suzuki | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D) | | Top of the 3rd over - 0 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 2 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 1 - Yomiuri 1 | BOTTOM OF THE 3RD | Yomiuri Giants batting - Pitching for Tokyo Yakult Swallows : RHP Yamato Nakashima | | Batting: RHB Yoshihisa Chikafuji | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D) | | Batting: LHB Toyokuni Kiyomizu | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Swinging Strike 2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S) | | Batting: LHB Hiroshi Saito | 0-0: Ball Wild Pitch! Toyokuni Kiyomizu to second 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F) | | Batting: LHB Masahiko Nakamura | 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D) Toyokuni Kiyomizu to third Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw or cutoff | | Batting: SHB Jo Watanabe | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D) | | Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 1 - Yomiuri 2 | TOP OF THE 4TH | Tokyo Yakult Swallows batting - Pitching for Yomiuri Giants : RHP Shigenobu Gato | | Batting: RHB Tamasaburo Yamasaki | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Strikes out swinging | | Batting: RHB Masafumi Ogasahara | 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM) | | Batting: RHB Yoshifusa Shimizu | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Hit by Pitch | | Batting: RHB Shoichi Amano | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Base on Balls Yoshifusa Shimizu to second | | Batting: LHB Kiyoshi Kichida | 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9M) | | Top of the 4th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 2 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 1 - Yomiuri 2 | BOTTOM OF THE 4TH | Yomiuri Giants batting - Pitching for Tokyo Yakult Swallows : RHP Yamato Nakashima | | Batting: LHB Tokimasa Minami | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD) | | Batting: RHB Kuniaki Okuno | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Strikes out swinging | | Batting: RHB Tadahisa Tanabe | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6) | | Bottom of the 4th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 1 - Yomiuri 2 | TOP OF THE 5TH | Tokyo Yakult Swallows batting - Pitching for Yomiuri Giants : RHP Shigenobu Gato | | Batting: SHB Naohiro Hasegawa | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Base on Balls | | Batting: LHB Kazu Gato | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6) | | Batting: RHB Ichiro Iwata | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D) | | Top of the 5th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 1 - Yomiuri 2 | BOTTOM OF THE 5TH | Yomiuri Giants batting - Pitching for Tokyo Yakult Swallows : RHP Yamato Nakashima | | Batting: LHB Taro Kouki | 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3) | | Batting: RHB Yoshihisa Chikafuji | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 23) | | Batting: LHB Toyokuni Kiyomizu | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS) | | Bottom of the 5th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 1 - Yomiuri 2 | TOP OF THE 6TH | Tokyo Yakult Swallows batting - Pitching for Yomiuri Giants : RHP Shigenobu Gato | | Batting: RHB Shihi Suzuki | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS) | | Batting: RHB Tamasaburo Yamasaki | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7M) | | Batting: RHB Masafumi Ogasahara | 0-0: Ball 1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L) | | Pitching: RHP Kenzaburo Yamamoto | | | Batting: RHB Yoshifusa Shimizu | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4) | | Top of the 6th over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 1 - Yomiuri 2 | BOTTOM OF THE 6TH | Yomiuri Giants batting - Pitching for Tokyo Yakult Swallows : RHP Yamato Nakashima | | Batting: LHB Hiroshi Saito | 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M) | | Batting: LHB Masahiko Nakamura | 0-0: Reached on Error, E5 (Popup, 15) | | Batting: SHB Jo Watanabe | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Fly out, F8 (Popup, 4MD) | | Batting: LHB Tokimasa Minami | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-1: Swinging Strike 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Strikes out swinging | | Bottom of the 6th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 1 error(s), 1 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 1 - Yomiuri 2 | TOP OF THE 7TH | Tokyo Yakult Swallows batting - Pitching for Yomiuri Giants : RHP Kenzaburo Yamamoto | | Batting: RHB Shoichi Amano | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M) | | Batting: LHB Kiyoshi Kichida | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Swinging Strike 3-2: Base on Balls | | Pinch Hitting: RHB Jo Nakagawa | 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD) Kiyoshi Kichida to second Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw or cutoff | | Batting: LHB Kazu Gato | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Base on Balls Jo Nakagawa to second | | Batting: RHB Ichiro Iwata | 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD) Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw Jo Nakagawa to third | | Batting: RHB Shihi Suzuki | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 78S) | | Top of the 7th over - 1 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 2 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 2 - Yomiuri 2 | BOTTOM OF THE 7TH | Yomiuri Giants batting - Pitching for Tokyo Yakult Swallows : RHP Yamato Nakashima | | Now at 2B: Ieyasu Ito | | | Batting: RHB Kuniaki Okuno | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS) | | Pinch Hitting: LHB Ichizo Yamada | 0-0: Sac Bunt - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4 Kuniaki Okuno to second | | Pinch Hitting: RHB Kei Kobayashi | 0-0: Intentional Walk | | Batting: RHB Yoshihisa Chikafuji | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6) | | Bottom of the 7th over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 2 - Yomiuri 2 | TOP OF THE 8TH | Tokyo Yakult Swallows batting - Pitching for Yomiuri Giants : RHP Kenzaburo Yamamoto | | Pitching: LHP Sadao Sakaguchi | | | Now at 2B: Hayato Maeda | | | Now at SS: Shogo Murata | | | Batting: RHB Tamasaburo Yamasaki | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D) | | Batting: RHB Masafumi Ogasahara | 0-0: Bunted foul 0-1: Bunted foul 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56) Tamasaburo Yamasaki to second | | Batting: RHB Yoshifusa Shimizu | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Strikes out swinging | | Batting: RHB Shoichi Amano | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Called Strike 3-1: Base on Balls | | Pinch Runner at 2nd Taro Yokota: | | | Batting: LHB Kiyoshi Kichida | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Strikes out swinging | | Top of the 8th over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 2 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 2 - Yomiuri 2 | BOTTOM OF THE 8TH | Yomiuri Giants batting - Pitching for Tokyo Yakult Swallows : RHP Yamato Nakashima | | Now in LF: Taro Yokota | | | Batting: LHB Toyokuni Kiyomizu | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD) | | Batting: LHB Hiroshi Saito | 0-0: Called Strike Toyokuni Kiyomizu steals 2nd base 0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 9D), Distance : 375 ft | | Batting: LHB Masahiko Nakamura | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Swinging Strike 2-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34) | | Pitching: RHP Makoto Nakashima | | | Batting: SHB Jo Watanabe | 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD) | | Batting: LHB Tokimasa Minami | 0-0: Intentional Walk | | Batting: RHB Kuniaki Okuno | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Base on Balls Jo Watanabe to third Tokimasa Minami to second | | Pinch Hitting: LHB Shumei Takahashi | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 3) | | Bottom of the 8th over - 2 run(s), 3 hit(s), 0 error(s), 2 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 2 - Yomiuri 4 | TOP OF THE 9TH | Tokyo Yakult Swallows batting - Pitching for Yomiuri Giants : LHP Sadao Sakaguchi | | Pitching: RHP Takeru Nishiyama | | | Now at C: Mitsuzuka Yokoyama | | | Now at 3B: Roku Sakamoto | | | Batting: RHB Ieyasu Ito | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Strikes out swinging | | Batting: LHB Kazu Gato | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-1: Ball 3-1: Called Strike 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Base on Balls | | Batting: RHB Ichiro Iwata | 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5) | | Top of the 9th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Tokyo Yakult 2 - Yomiuri 4 | |