NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT CHIBA LOTTE MARINES
04/03/2032
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT CHIBA LOTTE MARINES
GAME ID: 9543 - SATURDAY, APRIL 3RD, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4-2) 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 12 0
Chiba Lotte Marines (1-5) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 14 1
Kato Helps Fighters Beat Marines
In a close game at Ballpark of Nasu College, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters edged the Chiba Lotte Marines, 5-4. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham left fielder Takahiro Kato earned the nod as player of the game. He went 4-4 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Isao Yonemura closed the door for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, picking up his 1st save of the year. The win moves Hokkaido Nippon-Ham to a record of 4-2.

Koji Tanaka made it 5-3 in favor of Hokkaido Nippon-Ham when he delivered a 2-run home run. It came with no one out in the top of the eighth. The Fighters went on to win.

"Been a rough stretch for us," said Chiba Lotte manager Motoyuki Hayashi.
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES CHIBA LOTTE BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Noda CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 .414 1 4
R. Shields RF 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 .400 0 1
T. Kato LF 4 1 4 2 1 0 0 .458 4 8
I. Shintani 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .227 1 2
Z. Chuang 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .158 0 3
K. Tanaka C 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .500 5 10
Z. Matsumoto DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0
K. Kawamura SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .208 3 8
K. Chung 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 1 2
Totals 36 5 12 5 4 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Shields (3, 3rd Inning off T. Taniguchi, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Kato (2, 5th Inning off T. Taniguchi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kato (4, 1st Inning off T. Taniguchi, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Tanaka 2 (5, 4th Inning off T. Taniguchi, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off T. Miyagawa, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Shields 5 , T. Kato 8 , K. Kawamura , I. Shintani , K. Tanaka 8
2-out RBI: , T. Kato 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Chuang , I. Shintani 2
GIDP: K. Kawamura
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Shields (1)
CS: R. Shields 2 (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Pak 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .308 1 1
   f-R. Neela PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   g-Y. Yoshida 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
A. Clark RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .333 1 3
J. Scott SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 0 2
   a-Y. Takata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1 4
   b-R. Morita PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-D. Tippit SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Watts DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .217 1 1
   d-M. Tsuchiya DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Wakayama LF 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .524 0 3
M. Boyd 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
   c-T. Ono PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .227 1 1
K. Miyamoto C 5 1 1 0 0 2 8 .167 0 0
E. Hara CF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .150 1 1
W. Nishi 3B 5 0 3 2 0 2 3 .200 0 4
Totals 39 4 14 4 7 7 33      
a - Y. Takata pinch hit for J. Scott in the 7th
b - R. Morita pinch ran for Y. Takata in the 7th
c - T. Ono pinch hit for M. Boyd in the 7th
d - M. Tsuchiya substituted for J. Watts in the 7th
e - D. Tippit substituted for R. Morita in the 8th
f - R. Neela pinch hit for C. Pak in the 8th
g - Y. Yoshida substituted for R. Neela in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Pak (2, 4th Inning off S. Osugi, 0 on, 2 outs) W. Nishi (2, 6th Inning off S. Osugi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Clark 2 , T. Wakayama 4 , C. Pak 2 , K. Miyamoto , E. Hara , W. Nishi 4 , J. Watts 2
2-out RBI: , W. Nishi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Clark , C. Pak 2 , K. Miyamoto 2 , D. Tippit , Y. Yoshida
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Clark (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Boyd (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Scott-Pak-Boyd)
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES CHIBA LOTTE PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
W. Mak 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
F. Yoshimoto 2.0 3 1 1 4 1 0 41 17 4.50
S. Osugi W (2-0) 5.0 7 2 2 1 2 0 81 50 3.60
J. Fujimoto H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 21 11 0.00
I. Yonemura SV (1) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 26 13 9.00
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Mak 42
Batters Faced: W. Mak 0, F. Yoshimoto 11, S. Osugi 23, J. Fujimoto 5, I. Yonemura 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Mak 0-0, F. Yoshimoto 3-0, S. Osugi 4-9, J. Fujimoto 0-0, I. Yonemura 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Mak 0-0, F. Yoshimoto 41-17, S. Osugi 81-50, J. Fujimoto 21-11, I. Yonemura 26-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Osugi 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Taniguchi 5.0 8 3 3 0 5 2 80 53 3.48
W. Marmon 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 10 0.00
A. Bowersox 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 9.00
T. Miyagawa L (0-1) 0.1 1 2 2 2 1 1 16 7 21.60
N. Hayasaka 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 28 19 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Taniguchi 44
Batters Faced: T. Taniguchi 23, W. Marmon 5, A. Bowersox 1, T. Miyagawa 4, N. Hayasaka 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Taniguchi 6-3, W. Marmon 2-1, A. Bowersox 0-0, T. Miyagawa 0-0, N. Hayasaka 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Taniguchi 80-53, W. Marmon 17-10, A. Bowersox 2-1, T. Miyagawa 16-7, N. Hayasaka 28-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Miyagawa 1-0
WP: T. Miyagawa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiro Kato
Ballpark: Ballpark of Nasu College
Weather: Clear skies (44 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 26155
Special Notes: SP Wei-sng Mak was injured while throwing the ball.
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