NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
04/10/2032
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
GAME ID: 9581 - SATURDAY, APRIL 10TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ORIX Buffaloes (5-7) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 8 6 2
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (5-7) 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 7 15 0
Buffaloes Raise Rally Flag, Beat Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, 8-7
ORIX catcher Moromao Tada picked up 4 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 8-7. The Fighters fall to 5-7 and continue their lackluster start to the 2032 season.

The outcome might have been different had it not been for Tada. In the top of the eighth inning, when the Buffaloes were trailing 7-5, Tada delivered a two-out bases-clearing double for ORIX, giving his team the lead.

In comments to the ORIX Today, Tada admitted he's been told to improve his work habits. "But," he said, "I know when to take it to another gear."
ORIX BATTING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ming CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .362 2 7
   a-T. Fujita CF 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250 1 1
K. Yoneda DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .190 1 3
K. Sato 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .269 3 9
   e-S. Anderson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
H. Suk RF 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 .318 3 8
T. Kubota LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .214 0 0
W. Ito SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .171 1 5
H. Bu 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .200 0 1
   b-H. Ann PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .133 1 3
   d-H. Tokunaga 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 5
M. Tada C 3 1 2 4 1 0 0 .429 1 6
C. Shon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 0 3
   c-J. Chamberlain PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 1 3
Totals 33 8 6 8 7 14 16      
a - T. Fujita substituted for F. Ming in the 6th
b - H. Ann pinch hit for H. Bu in the 8th
c - J. Chamberlain pinch hit for C. Shon in the 8th
d - H. Tokunaga substituted for H. Ann in the 8th
e - S. Anderson substituted for K. Sato in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Tada (1, 8th Inning off S. Suzuki, 3 on, 2 outs) K. Yoneda (1, 6th Inning off C. Kim, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Kubota (3, 7th Inning off S. Osugi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Fujita (1, 8th Inning off S. Osugi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Tada 3 , K. Yoneda 2 , T. Kubota 2 , T. Fujita 4 , H. Ann
2-out RBI: , M. Tada 2 , K. Yoneda , H. Ann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Sato , T. Kubota , C. Shon , T. Fujita
Hit by Pitch: K. Yoneda
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kubota (3) , H. Bu (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Ito-Shon-Sato)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Noda CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .358 1 5
R. Shields RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .359 0 3
T. Kato LF 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .367 6 17
I. Shintani 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .283 4 7
Z. Chuang 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .143 0 3
K. Tanaka C 5 3 3 1 0 1 1 .395 6 13
Z. Matsumoto DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .273 0 0
J. Colvin SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .294 0 5
   a-I. Endo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 1 7
K. Chung 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .237 1 3
Totals 39 7 15 7 4 9 20      
a - I. Endo pinch hit for J. Colvin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Noda (2, 5th Inning off S. Otsuka, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Kato (6, 5th Inning off S. Otsuka, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Tanaka (6, 4th Inning off S. Otsuka, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Colvin 2 , R. Shields 2 , T. Kato 5 , Z. Matsumoto , Y. Noda 2 , Z. Chuang 2 , I. Shintani 2 , K. Tanaka 6
2-out RBI: , T. Kato 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Chung , Y. Noda , Z. Chuang 2
GIDP: K. Chung
Hit by Pitch: T. Kato
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Colvin (1)
CS: J. Colvin (1)
ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Otsuka 5.0 10 5 5 1 2 2 81 53 7.98
M. Blythe W (1-1) 2.1 3 2 0 3 3 0 48 26 1.80
J. Unknown SV (1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 27 17 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Otsuka 28
Batters Faced: S. Otsuka 24, M. Blythe 13, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Otsuka 4-6, M. Blythe 2-1, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Otsuka 81-53, M. Blythe 48-26, J. Unknown 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Blythe 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Otsuka
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Kim 6.0 1 1 1 2 7 0 80 47 1.80
S. Osugi 1.0 3 3 3 1 2 1 22 13 6.92
K. Soma H (1) 0.2 0 3 3 3 1 0 29 14 8.59
K. Omura L (1-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 4.15
S. Suzuki BS (1) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 10 0.00
I. Yonemura 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 13 4.50
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kim 71
Batters Faced: C. Kim 21, S. Osugi 7, K. Soma 5, K. Omura 1, S. Suzuki 3, I. Yonemura 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kim 5-6, S. Osugi 1-0, K. Soma 0-1, K. Omura 0-0, S. Suzuki 0-0, I. Yonemura 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kim 80-47, S. Osugi 22-13, K. Soma 29-14, K. Omura 3-2, S. Suzuki 17-10, I. Yonemura 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Omura 3-1 , S. Suzuki 3-3
Hit Batsmen: I. Yonemura
Balk: I. Yonemura
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Moromao Tada
Ballpark: Ballpark of Hakui College
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 28030
Special Notes: CF Fu-chi Ming was injured while throwing the ball.
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