NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS AT HANSHIN TIGERS
04/03/2032
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS AT HANSHIN TIGERS
GAME ID: 9540 - SATURDAY, APRIL 3RD, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (4-2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 10 1
Hanshin Tigers (4-2) 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 X 6 11 1
Tigers Drop Swallows, 6-2
Benefiting from an exceptional performance from Seiichiro Kanamori, the Hanshin Tigers defeated the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, 6-2. Kanamori went 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs for the Tigers. Hanshin reliever Shi-yu Chao picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Mitsunobu Tamura was saddled with the loss. Taichiro Ishida recorded his 1st save for Hanshin.

Steve Durrett had a go-ahead single for Hanshin in the bottom of the seventh inning. With two out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, the 19-year old center fielder hit a 2-run single off Jim Unknown. His 8th hit of the season made the score 4-2.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Kanamori.

Hanshin, now 4-2, has played well in the early going.
TOKYO YAKULT BATTING LINESCORES HANSHIN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Schaefer 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .208 0 2
J. Lemons RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .360 2 11
P. Farthing 3B 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .533 2 3
   a-S. Sasamoto PH, 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
T. Nishimura 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .375 1 2
S. Xú CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 0 0
I. Umeda C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 0 0
S. Arakaki DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .182 0 0
T. Sudo LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 0 3
S. Mikami SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 2
Totals 37 2 10 2 2 10 16      
a - S. Sasamoto pinch hit for P. Farthing in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Farthing (2, 6th Inning off A. Suda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nishimura , J. Lemons , B. Schaefer 2 , S. Arakaki 2 , I. Umeda , P. Farthing 5 , S. Sasamoto
2-out RBI: S. Sasamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Sudo , S. Arakaki , S. Sasamoto
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Sudo (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Farthing-Schaefer-Nishimura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kanamori LF 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .250 1 1
T. Sato 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .158 0 1
N. Kajiwara 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .269 1 4
K. Ogura RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .217 1 3
   a-T. Fujinaka RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
S. Durrett CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .320 2 6
Y. Nonaka DH 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .500 1 4
L. Teoh 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .308 5 10
E. Takahashi SS 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .222 0 0
K. Shiba C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 0 0
Totals 32 6 11 6 7 5 23      
a - T. Fujinaka substituted for K. Ogura in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Nonaka (4, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Kanamori (1, 3rd Inning off T. Matsumoto, 0 on, 1 out) K. Ogura (1, 6th Inning off M. Tamura, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Durrett 2 , S. Kanamori 5 , E. Takahashi 2 , N. Kajiwara 2 , K. Ogura 4 , Y. Nonaka 3
2-out RBI: S. Durrett , N. Kajiwara , Y. Nonaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Teoh , K. Shiba , T. Fujinaka
GIDP: N. Kajiwara
Hit by Pitch: K. Ogura
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: S. Chao (1)
TOKYO YAKULT PITCHING LINESCORES HANSHIN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Matsumoto 3.0 5 1 1 1 2 1 45 30 3.00
M. Tamura L (1-1) 3.0 3 3 3 4 1 1 63 34 5.40
J. Unknown 2.0 3 2 2 2 2 0 40 25 9.00
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Matsumoto 44
Batters Faced: T. Matsumoto 14, M. Tamura 15, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Matsumoto 2-3, M. Tamura 4-3, J. Unknown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Matsumoto 45-30, M. Tamura 63-34, J. Unknown 40-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Tamura 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-2
Hit Batsmen: T. Matsumoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Suda 6.1 7 1 1 1 5 1 80 56 1.42
T. Fujimoto H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 2.08
S. Chao W (1-0), BS (1) 1.2 3 1 1 1 3 0 35 21 2.25
T. Ishida SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 13.50
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Suda 59
Batters Faced: A. Suda 27, T. Fujimoto 1, S. Chao 9, T. Ishida 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Suda 5-9, T. Fujimoto 0-0, S. Chao 0-2, T. Ishida 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Suda 80-56, T. Fujimoto 4-2, S. Chao 35-21, T. Ishida 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ishida 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Seiichiro Kanamori
Ballpark: Ballpark of Otofuke College
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 19 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 36887
Special Notes: SP Tooru Matsumoto was injured while pitching. RP Tsuyoshi Fujimoto was injured while pitching.
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