NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
04/18/2032
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
GAME ID: 9606 - SUNDAY, APRIL 18TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (9-8) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 9 1
ORIX Buffaloes (9-8) 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 X 6 13 0
Yoneda Slugs Buffaloes to 6-4 Win
The ORIX Buffaloes stopped the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, 6-4, at Sea Hawks Stadium. The Buffaloes got a big game from Kenzaburo Yoneda, who slugged 2 home runs. The win was Jim Unknown's in relief. His record improves to 1-0. J.P. Ripp took the loss for Fukuoka SoftBank. The Buffaloes now own a record of 9-8.

Yoneda had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-1 changeup from J.P. Ripp, he banged a solo home run to left, giving the Buffaloes a 4-3 lead. It was the 4th home run of the year for Yoneda.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Yoneda said after the game.
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORES ORIX BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nishimura 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .200 0 5
P. Faeth 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .204 2 8
K. Nagata SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .290 5 15
F. Man DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .348 3 14
K. Yano CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .242 3 16
S. Kawata 1B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .426 5 18
T. Yamamoto LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .158 0 0
H. Ishibashi RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .295 3 12
T. Kurihara C 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .196 3 12
Totals 35 4 9 4 2 11 10      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Man (2, 4th Inning off S. Park, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Kawata (5, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Kurihara (3, 7th Inning off H. Iwamoto, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Man 3 , T. Yamamoto 2 , S. Nishimura , S. Kawata 5 , T. Kurihara 4 , P. Faeth
2-out RBI: , S. Kawata 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ishibashi , K. Nagata
GIDP: K. Yano
Hit by Pitch: H. Ishibashi
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Faeth (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Yamamoto (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Nagata-Nishimura-Kawata, Nagata-Nishimura-Kawata)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yoneda DH 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 .217 4 7
H. Tokunaga 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .259 1 12
T. Fujita CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286 1 4
   b-T. Kubota PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .243 1 2
K. Sato 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .289 5 15
   c-S. Anderson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
H. Suk LF, RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .308 5 12
H. Ann RF, CF 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .214 1 6
D. Kwon SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 0 0
   d-J. Chamberlain PH, SS 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .267 2 10
J. Weathersby C 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .438 1 4
C. Shon 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 0 4
   a-H. Bu PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
Totals 34 6 13 6 4 5 21      
a - H. Bu pinch hit for C. Shon in the 7th
b - T. Kubota pinch hit for T. Fujita in the 7th
c - S. Anderson substituted for K. Sato in the 8th
d - J. Chamberlain pinch hit for D. Kwon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Tokunaga (3, 7th Inning off J. Ripp, 0 on, 1 out) D. Kwon (1, 4th Inning off L. Yen, 1 on, 1 out) J. Weathersby (1, 8th Inning off J. Ripp, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Fujita (1, 1st Inning off L. Yen, 0 on, 2 outs) H. Suk (1, 8th Inning off J. Ripp, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Yoneda 2 (4, 5th Inning off L. Yen, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Ripp, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Fujita 3 , K. Yoneda 8 , H. Tokunaga 3 , D. Kwon 2 , J. Weathersby 3 , H. Suk 4 , H. Ann , C. Shon , H. Bu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Sato 2 , J. Weathersby , C. Shon , T. Kubota
GIDP: K. Sato , D. Kwon
Sac Fly: J. Chamberlain
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bu-Kwon-Anderson)
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORES ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. Yen 5.0 6 3 3 2 4 1 88 57 9.53
F. Ito 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 2.61
T. Nakamura 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0.00
J. Ripp L (0-1) 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 1 24 17 13.50
K. Ishibashi 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 10 13.50
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Yen 45
Batters Faced: L. Yen 22, F. Ito 4, T. Nakamura 1, J. Ripp 8, K. Ishibashi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Yen 6-4, F. Ito 2-0, T. Nakamura 1-0, J. Ripp 1-2, K. Ishibashi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Yen 88-57, F. Ito 10-8, T. Nakamura 5-3, J. Ripp 24-17, K. Ishibashi 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Ishibashi 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Park 6.0 4 1 1 1 8 0 88 62 1.56
H. Iwamoto BS (2) 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 11 9 12.96
M. Blythe 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 7 3.46
J. Griffin 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9.00
J. Unknown W (1-0), BS (1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 20 14 4.50
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Park 67
Batters Faced: S. Park 24, H. Iwamoto 3, M. Blythe 3, J. Griffin 1, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Park 7-3, H. Iwamoto 0-0, M. Blythe 1-0, J. Griffin 0-0, J. Unknown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Park 88-62, H. Iwamoto 11-9, M. Blythe 14-7, J. Griffin 1-1, J. Unknown 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Park
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kenzaburo Yoneda
Ballpark: Sea Hawks Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 pm EST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 28007
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