NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT ORIX BUFFALOES
04/04/2032
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT ORIX BUFFALOES
GAME ID: 9546 - SUNDAY, APRIL 4TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (4-3) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 1
ORIX Buffaloes (3-4) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0
Golden Eagles Trip Buffaloes in Extras
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles wiggled past the ORIX Buffaloes, 4-3, at Sea Hawks Stadium. Tohoku Rakuten pitcher Katsumi Nakata earned player of the game honors. Tohoku Rakuten improves to 4-3 as they look to defend their championship.

Hisanobu Mukai had the most critical at-bat for Tohoku Rakuten. With one in the top of the tenth inning, Mukai hit a 0-2 fastball from Kouichi Hayashi for a run-scoring double. It put Tohoku Rakuten in front, 4-3.

"This was one of those 'not to be denied' games," said Tohoku Rakuten field general Bob Edwards.
TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORES ORIX BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .400 2 3
   f-F. Takamatsu PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
S. Choe 3B 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .310 1 2
   a-K. Kobayashi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
   b-W. Ren 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
K. Sugimoto DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .379 1 4
C. Nakanishi 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 3 7
H. Mukai LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .120 0 1
Y. Okano RF 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 .000 0 0
M. Turnell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 1
   c-K. Okazaki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   d-T. Yoshioka 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 1 4
R. Yukimoto C 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 .250 1 3
Y. Suzuki SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333 1 4
   e-N. Suzuki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 0 2
   g-M. Miyata SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 4 9 4 6 12 21      
a - K. Kobayashi pinch hit for S. Choe in the 7th
b - W. Ren substituted for K. Kobayashi in the 7th
c - K. Okazaki pinch hit for M. Turnell in the 8th
d - T. Yoshioka substituted for K. Okazaki in the 8th
e - N. Suzuki pinch hit for Y. Suzuki in the 9th
f - F. Takamatsu pinch hit for J. Briggs in the 9th
g - M. Miyata substituted for N. Suzuki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Briggs (2, 1st Inning off S. Otsuka, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Mukai (1, 10th Inning off K. Hayashi, 1 on, 1 out) S. Choe (1, 3rd Inning off S. Otsuka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Briggs (2, 5th Inning off S. Otsuka, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Yukimoto (1, 5th Inning off S. Otsuka, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Briggs 7 , K. Sugimoto , Y. Suzuki , R. Yukimoto 4 , H. Mukai 2 , S. Choe 3
2-out RBI: J. Briggs , S. Choe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Sugimoto , R. Yukimoto 2
GIDP: C. Nakanishi
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Sugimoto (2) , H. Mukai (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Nakanishi (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Yoshioka-Miyata-Nakanishi)
PB: R. Yukimoto
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ming CF 3 0 1 1 2 0 3 .345 2 6
K. Yoneda DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .172 0 1
K. Sato 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .313 2 8
H. Suk RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .333 1 2
H. Tokunaga 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .304 0 1
   a-T. Kubota PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .143 0 0
W. Ito SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .107 0 1
J. Chamberlain LF, 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .250 1 2
T. Hirano C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .348 3 7
C. Shon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158 0 3
   b-H. Ann PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Bu 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 35 3 5 3 8 8 22      
a - T. Kubota pinch hit for H. Tokunaga in the 8th
b - H. Ann pinch hit for C. Shon in the 8th
c - H. Bu substituted for H. Ann in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Suk (2, 6th Inning off K. Nakata, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Hirano (1, 5th Inning off K. Nakata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: F. Ming (1, 7th Inning off K. Fujita, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Chamberlain (1, 5th Inning off K. Nakata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Ming 3 , J. Chamberlain 5 , H. Suk 2 , T. Hirano 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Ming , K. Sato 2 , J. Chamberlain , T. Hirano
GIDP: H. Suk
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Chamberlain (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ito-Shon-Sato)
TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORES ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Nakata 6.1 3 2 2 4 3 1 83 46 2.92
K. Fujita H (1) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 20 9 13.50
R. Young W (1-0), BS (1) 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 42 27 8.31
T. Soma SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 6.23
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakata 58
Batters Faced: K. Nakata 26, K. Fujita 5, R. Young 9, T. Soma 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakata 7-9, K. Fujita 0-1, R. Young 1-1, T. Soma 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakata 83-46, K. Fujita 20-9, R. Young 42-27, T. Soma 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Young 1-1
WP: R. Young
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Otsuka 5.1 6 3 3 1 5 2 80 53 7.45
M. Blythe 2.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 32 19 2.57
J. Griffin 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 5 13.50
K. Hayashi L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 2 4 0 31 21 2.25
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Otsuka 48
Batters Faced: S. Otsuka 22, M. Blythe 10, J. Griffin 2, K. Hayashi 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Otsuka 3-7, M. Blythe 2-3, J. Griffin 0-0, K. Hayashi 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Otsuka 80-53, M. Blythe 32-19, J. Griffin 12-5, K. Hayashi 31-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Katsumi Nakata
Ballpark: Sea Hawks Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 28115
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