NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
04/08/2032
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
GAME ID: 9572 - THURSDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (5-6) 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 7 13 2
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (7-4) 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 8 14 2
Golden Eagles Take Nail-Biter Over Fighters
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles turned back the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 8-7, at Sailboats Ballpark. Tomoyuki Yoshioka was named player of the game for his fine performance. He was 3-3 with 2 doubles and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times. It was the 7th win in 11 games this year for the defending champion Golden Eagles, who are picking up where they left off.

Coming to the plate with two out in the bottom of the tenth inning, Tohoku Rakuten first baseman Chotaro Nakanishi had a chance to be the hero. Facing Hokkaido Nippon-Ham pitcher Isao Yonemura with a runner on 3rd, Nakanishi hit a walk-off run-scoring single.

"This kind of game is tough on the heart," said winning 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, RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .367 1 4
I. Endo DH 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 .233 1 7
T. Kato LF 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 .356 5 14
I. Shintani 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .262 4 7
   c-W. Che PR, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Z. Chuang 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .108 0 3
R. Shields RF, 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .353 0 2
J. Nakata C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .167 0 1
   d-Y. Suzuki PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   e-A. Djajadiningrat C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Colvin SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 4
   a-Z. Matsumoto PH, SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 0 0
K. Chung 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 1 3
   b-J. Unknown PH, 2B 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .500 1 1
Totals 43 7 13 7 1 10 9      
a - Z. Matsumoto pinch hit for J. Colvin in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for K. Chung in the 7th
c - W. Che pinch ran for I. Shintani in the 10th
d - Y. Suzuki pinch hit for J. Nakata in the 10th
e - A. Djajadiningrat substituted for Y. Suzuki in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Shintani (4, 7th Inning off M. Watanabe, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Kato (5, 4th Inning off Z. Yokoyama, 1 on, 0 outs) I. Endo (1, 7th Inning off T. Kunishige, 1 on, 1 out) J. Unknown (1, 7th Inning off T. Kunishige, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Shintani 6 , J. Nakata , R. Shields 2 , T. Kato 4 , I. Endo 5 , Y. Noda , Z. Matsumoto , J. Unknown 4 , Y. Suzuki
2-out RBI: I. Shintani , J. Nakata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Nakata , Z. Matsumoto
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Shields (2)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Pian (1) , J. Colvin (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Colvin-Chung-Shintani, Colvin-Chung-Shintani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .462 2 3
   b-K. Okazaki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Suzuki SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 2 9
W. Ren 3B 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 .286 0 0
K. Sugimoto DH 5 2 2 2 1 1 4 .383 2 6
Y. Okano RF 4 1 1 0 2 1 4 .100 1 3
C. Nakanishi 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .385 5 14
T. Yoshioka 2B 3 2 3 0 2 0 0 .414 1 5
N. Suzuki LF 3 0 0 1 2 1 5 .455 2 7
R. Yukimoto C 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 .250 2 6
M. Miyata SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .000 0 1
   a-F. Takamatsu PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
Totals 40 8 14 8 8 10 27      
a - F. Takamatsu pinch hit for M. Miyata in the 9th
b - K. Okazaki pinch hit for J. Briggs in the 9th
c - Y. Suzuki substituted for K. Okazaki in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Yoshioka 2 (2, 2nd Inning off H. Pian, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off Y. Yamasaki, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Sugimoto (2, 8th Inning off F. Yoshimoto, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Yukimoto (2, 7th Inning off Y. Yamasaki, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Briggs 3 , K. Sugimoto 5 , Y. Okano , C. Nakanishi 2 , R. Yukimoto 5 , W. Ren , T. Yoshioka 5
2-out RBI: C. Nakanishi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Nakanishi , R. Yukimoto 2 , W. Ren
GIDP: Y. Okano , C. Nakanishi
Sac Fly: M. Miyata
Hit by Pitch: C. Nakanishi
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Sugimoto (3)
CS: K. Sugimoto (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Briggs (1) , W. Ren (1)
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
H. Pian 4.0 5 2 2 5 3 0 80 47 6.00
Y. Yamasaki 2.1 5 4 4 2 2 1 52 28 14.46
F. Yoshimoto L (0-2), BS (1) 3.1 3 2 2 1 5 1 50 36 6.94
I. Yonemura 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 9.00
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Pian 42
Batters Faced: H. Pian 21, Y. Yamasaki 14, F. Yoshimoto 14, I. Yonemura 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Pian 4-4, Y. Yamasaki 3-0, F. Yoshimoto 1-4, I. Yonemura 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Pian 80-47, Y. Yamasaki 52-28, F. Yoshimoto 50-36, I. Yonemura 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Yamasaki 1-0 , I. Yonemura 1-1
Hit Batsmen: Y. Yamasaki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
Z. Yokoyama 5.1 3 2 2 1 7 1 82 49 2.61
T. Kunishige BS (1) 1.0 6 4 3 0 1 2 28 20 7.36
M. Watanabe 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 26 16 5.40
T. Soma W (2-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 17 3.68
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Yokoyama 60
Batters Faced: Z. Yokoyama 20, T. Kunishige 9, M. Watanabe 7, T. Soma 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Yokoyama 5-4, T. Kunishige 0-1, M. Watanabe 1-3, T. Soma 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Yokoyama 82-49, T. Kunishige 28-20, M. Watanabe 26-16, T. Soma 29-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tomoyuki Yoshioka
Ballpark: Sailboats Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 38273
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