NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOMIURI GIANTS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
04/08/2032
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOMIURI GIANTS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
GAME ID: 9573 - THURSDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yomiuri Giants (6-5) 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 7 12 2
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (8-3) 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 1 X 9 13 2
Hot Start Continues for Swallows
Shiro Sasamoto added some punch to the Tokyo Yakult offense, helping them outmuscle the Yomiuri Giants, 9-7. In the game, Sasamoto was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Brian Zanni, credited with the win, is now 3-0. He allowed 3 runs on 5 hits in 3.1 innings. Jim Unknown recorded the save for Tokyo Yakult, his 1st of the season.

The Swallows took the lead, 7-6, in the bottom of the sixth. Sasamoto had the clutch at-bat. With two out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he hit a 2-run single.

"We'll take this win and move on," said Sasamoto.

The win brings the Swallows to 8-3, a promising start as the team looks to return to the playoffs.
YOMIURI BATTING LINESCORES TOKYO YAKULT BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kym CF 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 .333 3 6
A. Kaneko SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .235 0 1
H. Nagao DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .368 5 13
G. Yen RF 4 0 1 3 0 1 4 .154 0 5
J. Chiasson 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .200 0 1
   c-X. Zhang PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .375 2 5
   d-C. Ono 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Lee C 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 .371 3 6
H. Kato 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 2 7
   a-Y. Hagiwara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-C. Deschner 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
T. Fujiyama LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .308 0 0
M. Inouye 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .182 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 6 4 9 23      
a - Y. Hagiwara pinch hit for H. Kato in the 7th
b - C. Deschner substituted for Y. Hagiwara in the 7th
c - X. Zhang pinch hit for J. Chiasson in the 8th
d - C. Ono substituted for X. Zhang in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Kaneko 2 (2, 3rd Inning off A. King, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Lee (3, 2nd Inning off A. King, 0 on, 1 out) S. Kym (3, 8th Inning off B. Zanni, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Lee 7 , G. Yen , J. Chiasson , T. Fujiyama 2 , A. Kaneko 4 , S. Kym 5
2-out RBI: G. Yen , J. Chiasson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Chiasson , M. Inouye , H. Nagao , H. Kato , X. Zhang
GIDP: G. Yen
Sac Fly: G. Yen
Hit by Pitch: H. Nagao 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: S. Lee (1) , A. Kaneko (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Schaefer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 1 8
   a-T. Nishimura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1 2
   b-P. Mayo 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
I. Umeda DH 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .250 0 3
T. Miyahira C 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 .438 6 13
T. Sudo LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 .237 1 7
J. Lemons RF 4 2 1 1 1 0 7 .318 5 15
S. Sasamoto 3B 5 1 3 3 0 1 3 .348 2 7
S. Arakaki 1B 4 0 3 2 1 1 0 .250 0 2
S. Mikami SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .242 0 3
S. Xú CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .186 0 1
Totals 37 9 13 9 8 5 29      
a - T. Nishimura pinch hit for B. Schaefer in the 7th
b - P. Mayo substituted for T. Nishimura in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Sasamoto (1, 2nd Inning off K. Nakayama, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Mikami (2, 3rd Inning off K. Nakayama, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Sudo (1, 6th Inning off X. Geng, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lemons (5, 5th Inning off X. Geng, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Sasamoto (2, 8th Inning off S. Hsueh, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Miyahira (6, 6th Inning off X. Geng, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Sudo 4 , J. Lemons 4 , S. Sasamoto 7 , S. Mikami 2 , S. Arakaki 3 , T. Miyahira 4 , I. Umeda 2
2-out RBI: T. Sudo , S. Sasamoto , S. Mikami , S. Arakaki , T. Miyahira
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Lemons 2 , S. Xú , S. Mikami , B. Schaefer
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lemons (1) , S. Xú (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Sudo (2) , J. Lemons (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Schaefer-Mikami-Arakaki)
YOMIURI PITCHING LINESCORES TOKYO YAKULT PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Nakayama 3.1 5 3 3 5 3 0 80 42 6.52
X. Geng 2.1 4 3 3 0 0 2 34 20 4.50
F. Shimizu L (0-2), BS (1) 1.0 3 2 1 3 1 0 33 16 1.17
S. Hsueh 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 22 14 3.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakayama 34
Batters Faced: K. Nakayama 20, X. Geng 11, F. Shimizu 9, S. Hsueh 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakayama 0-6, X. Geng 0-7, F. Shimizu 1-1, S. Hsueh 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakayama 80-42, X. Geng 34-20, F. Shimizu 33-16, S. Hsueh 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: X. Geng 1-0 , F. Shimizu 1-1 , S. Hsueh 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Matsumoto 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 7 2.08
A. King 2.1 6 4 3 0 2 1 48 32 5.79
B. Zanni W (3-0) 3.1 5 3 3 3 1 1 50 28 10.54
J. Unknown SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 39 25 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Matsumoto 48
Batters Faced: T. Matsumoto 5, A. King 13, B. Zanni 19, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Matsumoto 2-0, A. King 1-4, B. Zanni 3-6, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Matsumoto 16-7, A. King 48-32, B. Zanni 50-28, J. Unknown 39-25
Hit Batsmen: T. Matsumoto , B. Zanni
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shiro Sasamoto
Ballpark: Rebels Ballpark
Weather: Roof closed, 64 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 37588
Special Notes: SP Tooru Matsumoto was injured while pitching.
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