NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS
04/29/2032
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS
GAME ID: 9666 - THURSDAY, APRIL 29TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (16-11) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 2
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (12-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 2
Golden Eagles Continue Hot Streak with Extra-Inning Win
In a low-scoring game between Tohoku Rakuten and Fukuoka SoftBank, pitcher Katsumi Nakata was excellent. The Tohoku Rakuten right-hander was named the player of the game in Tohoku Rakuten's 2-1 win. Earning his 1st save of the year was Jim Unknown. Fukuoka SoftBank has now lost 4 straight.

In his 82-pitch effort, Nakata allowed no earned runs on 2 hits over 6.1 innings. He walked 2 and struck out 8.

"Our team showed some resilience," said Nakata.
TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORES FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .417 3 10
   e-K. Okazaki PH, LF, RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
S. Choe 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .288 2 12
   b-Y. Okano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 2 9
   c-W. Ren 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 0 1
K. Sugimoto DH 6 0 1 1 0 1 4 .371 7 20
K. Kobayashi RF 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .215 2 7
   f-B. Deerwester PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   g-N. Suzuki LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462 2 8
C. Nakanishi 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .301 8 23
T. Yoshioka 2B 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .338 2 8
   a-M. Turnell 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314 2 6
R. Yukimoto C 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .236 2 15
H. Mukai LF, CF 5 2 2 0 0 2 7 .173 1 3
Y. Suzuki SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .270 5 19
   d-M. Miyata SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 0 2
Totals 42 2 10 2 7 16 33      
a - M. Turnell substituted for T. Yoshioka in the 8th
b - Y. Okano pinch hit for S. Choe in the 9th
c - W. Ren substituted for Y. Okano in the 9th
d - M. Miyata substituted for Y. Suzuki in the 9th
e - K. Okazaki pinch hit for J. Briggs in the 11th
f - B. Deerwester pinch hit for K. Kobayashi in the 11th
g - N. Suzuki substituted for B. Deerwester in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Briggs (9, 9th Inning off T. Tanaka, 0 on, 1 out) H. Mukai 2 (4, 3rd Inning off J. Cho, 0 on, 1 out; 11th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Briggs 3 , K. Sugimoto , Y. Suzuki , R. Yukimoto , H. Mukai 4 , C. Nakanishi , S. Choe , M. Miyata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Sugimoto 2 , Y. Suzuki , H. Mukai 2
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Briggs (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Yoshioka 2 (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yano CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .283 5 22
P. Faeth 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .258 7 16
K. Nagata SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .306 6 19
F. Man DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .279 4 18
S. Nishimura 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .179 1 7
S. Kawata 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .342 5 22
T. Yamamoto LF 4 0 0 1 0 3 2 .129 0 1
H. Ishibashi RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 4 16
   a-M. Fukushima PH, RF 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .311 1 7
K. Hirai C 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 0 2
   b-P. Ruschel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 0 0
   c-T. Kurihara C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 3 12
Totals 39 1 7 1 3 14 19      
a - M. Fukushima pinch hit for H. Ishibashi in the 7th
b - P. Ruschel pinch hit for K. Hirai in the 9th
c - T. Kurihara substituted for P. Ruschel in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Nagata (9, 1st Inning off K. Nakata, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Yano (5, 10th Inning off T. Soma, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Faeth , S. Nishimura , K. Nagata 2 , K. Yano 2 , S. Kawata , M. Fukushima 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Man 2 , P. Faeth , K. Nagata , K. Yano , P. Ruschel
Sac Bunt: P. Faeth
Sac Fly: T. Yamamoto
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Yano (5)
CS: P. Faeth (3)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Faeth (2) , S. Nishimura (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Yano-Kurihara)
TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORES FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Nakata 6.1 2 0 0 2 8 0 82 53 4.75
T. Kunishige H (4) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 5 5.14
R. Young H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 3.18
T. Soma W (3-1), BS (1) 2.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 28 20 4.72
J. Unknown SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19 12 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakata 75
Batters Faced: K. Nakata 23, T. Kunishige 4, R. Young 3, T. Soma 10, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakata 7-3, T. Kunishige 0-1, R. Young 3-0, T. Soma 2-2, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakata 82-53, T. Kunishige 9-5, R. Young 5-3, T. Soma 28-20, J. Unknown 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Young 1-0
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Cho 4.1 4 1 0 2 7 0 80 44 3.90
M. Kimura 3.1 2 0 0 3 3 0 59 35 8.20
K. Ishibashi 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 9.00
T. Tanaka 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 37 20 1.23
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 30 22 9.00
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cho 58
Batters Faced: J. Cho 19, M. Kimura 15, K. Ishibashi 1, T. Tanaka 8, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cho 4-1, M. Kimura 4-3, K. Ishibashi 0-0, T. Tanaka 1-1, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cho 80-44, M. Kimura 59-35, K. Ishibashi 4-4, T. Tanaka 37-20, J. Unknown 30-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kimura 1-0 , K. Ishibashi 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Katsumi Nakata
Ballpark: Ballpark of Aomori College
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 4:15
Attendance: 30573
Special Notes: RP Motokazu Kimura was injured while pitching.
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