NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
04/06/2032
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
GAME ID: 9561 - TUESDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4-5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (6-3) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 X 4 9 0
Golden Eagles Top Fighters Behind Craft, 4-1
Mike Craft never let the Fighters get in a groove. The left-hander used his bread and butter, his fastball, to pitch the Golden Eagles to a 4-1 win. Takamitsu Soma earned the save, his 2nd, for the Golden Eagles. The loss drops Hokkaido Nippon-Ham to 4-5.

Craft was in midseason form against the Fighters. He allowed no earned runs on 1 hit and fanned 11 in his 6-inning effort.

"Mike had electric stuff," said Tohoku Rakuten manager Bob Edwards.
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Noda CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .395 1 4
I. Endo DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .182 0 5
T. Kato LF 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 .343 4 12
I. Shintani 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .206 2 3
Z. Chuang 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .138 0 3
K. Tanaka C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .367 5 10
J. Colvin SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143 0 1
R. Shields RF 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .333 0 2
K. Chung 2B 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .321 1 3
Totals 29 1 2 1 5 17 13      
BATTING
Total Bases: Y. Noda 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Chuang , I. Shintani
Hit by Pitch: T. Kato
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .419 2 3
S. Choe 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308 2 4
K. Sugimoto DH 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .395 1 4
Y. Okano RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .083 1 3
C. Nakanishi 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .367 4 11
T. Yoshioka 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .346 1 5
   b-N. Suzuki PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .750 1 5
   d-M. Turnell 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
H. Mukai LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .182 0 2
   c-F. Takamatsu LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
R. Yukimoto C 3 0 0 0 1 3 5 .217 1 3
Y. Suzuki SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 2 8
   a-M. Miyata SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4 3 10 19      
a - M. Miyata substituted for Y. Suzuki in the 8th
b - N. Suzuki pinch hit for T. Yoshioka in the 8th
c - F. Takamatsu substituted for H. Mukai in the 8th
d - M. Turnell substituted for N. Suzuki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Briggs (4, 1st Inning off T. Ji, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Sugimoto 2 (3, 6th Inning off F. Yoshimoto, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off F. Yoshimoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Suzuki (1, 8th Inning off F. Yoshimoto, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Briggs 3 , K. Sugimoto 5 , H. Mukai , C. Nakanishi , T. Yoshioka , N. Suzuki 4
2-out RBI: H. Mukai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Okano , R. Yukimoto 2
Hit by Pitch: H. Mukai
Team LOB: 6
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Ji 5.0 5 0 0 1 7 0 81 51 0.82
F. Yoshimoto L (0-1) 2.1 4 4 4 2 2 1 39 22 7.56
J. Fujimoto 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0.00
J. Cook 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 6 13.50
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ji 63
Batters Faced: T. Ji 20, F. Yoshimoto 13, J. Fujimoto 1, J. Cook 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ji 4-3, F. Yoshimoto 1-4, J. Fujimoto 0-0, J. Cook 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ji 81-51, F. Yoshimoto 39-22, J. Fujimoto 3-2, J. Cook 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cook 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Fujimoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Craft 6.0 1 0 0 2 11 0 80 52 0.00
T. Kunishige H (2) 1.0 0 1 1 1 2 0 20 13 4.26
R. Young W (2-0), BS (2) 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 26 15 6.35
T. Soma SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 10 5.06
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Craft 79
Batters Faced: M. Craft 22, T. Kunishige 4, R. Young 6, T. Soma 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Craft 4-3, T. Kunishige 0-1, R. Young 0-1, T. Soma 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Craft 80-52, T. Kunishige 20-13, R. Young 26-15, T. Soma 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Young 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Craft
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Craft
Ballpark: Sailboats Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 19 mph
Start Time: 3:05 pm EST
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 38290
Special Notes: Hisanobu Mukai and Juro Fujimoto were ejected in the 8th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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