NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
04/17/2032
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
GAME ID: 9602 - SATURDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (9-7) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
ORIX Buffaloes (8-8) 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 6 10 0
Buffaloes Beat Hawks, 6-2
ORIX rode a good effort from starter Steve Kutcher to beat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at Sea Hawks Stadium. The final score was 6-2. Kouichi Hayashi picked up the save for ORIX, his 4th of the year. With the victory, the Buffaloes record now stands at 8-8.

In the bottom of the second inning, first baseman Keita Sato came through big-time for the Buffaloes. With ORIX leading 2-1, he belted a 3-run home run.

"For the most part, I made good pitches when I needed to," said Kutcher.
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORES ORIX BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Faeth 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .200 2 8
S. Nishimura 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200 0 5
K. Nagata SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .308 5 15
S. Kawata 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .419 4 16
K. Yano CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .254 3 16
T. Yamamoto DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .067 0 0
M. Fukushima RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 0 4
G. Knish LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .278 2 5
T. Kurihara C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .190 2 10
Totals 33 2 6 2 4 11 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: G. Knish (2, 5th Inning off S. Kutcher, 0 on, 1 out) K. Yano (3, 2nd Inning off S. Kutcher, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Knish 4 , T. Yamamoto , M. Fukushima 2 , K. Yano 4 , T. Kurihara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kawata , P. Faeth
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nishimura-Nagata-Kawata)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yoneda DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .193 2 5
H. Tokunaga 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .245 1 11
K. Sato 1B 5 1 1 3 0 0 6 .306 5 15
H. Suk LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .295 5 12
T. Fujita CF 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 .273 1 4
W. Ito SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .211 2 8
T. Kubota RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .257 1 2
T. Hirano C 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .302 4 9
Y. Okazaki 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 6 5 6 27      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Hirano (2, 6th Inning off K. Hayashi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Sato (5, 2nd Inning off J. Cho, 2 on, 2 outs) H. Suk (5, 5th Inning off J. Cho, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Kubota (1, 2nd Inning off J. Cho, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Ito , T. Fujita , K. Yoneda 2 , K. Sato 4 , H. Tokunaga , H. Suk 4 , T. Kubota 4 , T. Hirano 3
2-out RBI: K. Sato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Ito , K. Sato , H. Suk , Y. Okazaki , T. Hirano
GIDP: T. Kubota
Sac Fly: T. Fujita
Hit by Pitch: H. Tokunaga , T. Kubota
Team LOB: 9
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORES ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Cho L (2-1) 4.0 6 6 6 3 4 3 78 42 4.22
K. Hayashi 4.0 4 0 0 2 2 0 63 34 1.80
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cho 27
Batters Faced: J. Cho 22, K. Hayashi 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cho 4-4, K. Hayashi 3-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cho 78-42, K. Hayashi 63-34
Hit Batsmen: J. Cho , K. Hayashi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Kutcher W (2-2) 7.0 3 2 2 2 7 2 81 49 9.00
J. Unknown 1.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 27 13 0.00
K. Hayashi SV (4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 10 4.05
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kutcher 68
Batters Faced: S. Kutcher 26, J. Unknown 8, K. Hayashi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kutcher 6-8, J. Unknown 1-1, K. Hayashi 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kutcher 81-49, J. Unknown 27-13, K. Hayashi 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hayashi 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Kutcher
Ballpark: Sea Hawks Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 28010
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