NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
04/29/2032
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
GAME ID: 9667 - THURSDAY, APRIL 29TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (14-13) 1 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 1 12 13 0
ORIX Buffaloes (14-13) 0 0 0 8 0 1 1 1 0 11 15 1
Shintani Lifts Fighters to 12-11 Win
Ikumasa Shintani was the difference-maker for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in what turned into a shootout with the ORIX Buffaloes. Shintani earned the player of the game award after going 4-for-4 in the 12-11 Fighters win. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham currently is in third place in the Pacific Division at 14-13.

The most important at-bat for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham came in the top of the ninth inning. With one out, Zhong-shu Chuang reached on an error by the right fielder, driving in 1 run, putting Hokkaido Nippon-Ham up, 12-11.

"The beers will taste better tonight after this win," said the ever-candid Chuang.
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES ORIX BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Che CF 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .219 0 2
I. Endo DH 4 2 3 2 2 1 1 .351 5 22
T. Kato LF 5 3 3 2 1 0 2 .383 9 34
I. Shintani 1B 4 2 4 5 2 0 0 .324 8 21
Z. Chuang 3B 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 .223 2 16
K. Tanaka C 5 0 0 1 1 2 5 .337 8 22
   a-J. Nakata C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
J. Unknown SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 7 .200 0 0
Y. Suzuki RF 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .324 3 8
K. Chung 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .222 1 10
Totals 37 12 13 11 13 9 21      
a - J. Nakata substituted for K. Tanaka in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Endo (7, 2nd Inning off S. Park, 1 on, 2 outs) I. Shintani (9, 5th Inning off S. Stevens, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: I. Shintani 2 (8, 3rd Inning off S. Park, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off P. Ng, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Unknown , W. Che , T. Kato 3 , I. Endo 4 , Y. Suzuki , I. Shintani 11
2-out RBI: I. Endo , I. Shintani , K. Tanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Unknown 2 , T. Kato , Z. Chuang , K. Tanaka
Hit by Pitch: W. Che
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Che (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Chung-Shintani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ming CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .367 3 13
K. Yoneda DH 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .247 6 19
   a-B. Kim DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Sato 1B 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 .264 5 17
H. Suk RF 5 2 2 4 0 0 3 .363 8 22
H. Tokunaga 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .284 2 21
   b-T. Fujita PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 5
   c-H. Bu 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 3
T. Kubota LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .193 1 3
W. Ito SS 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .240 4 15
T. Hirano C 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .288 5 12
C. Shon 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .205 0 6
Totals 40 11 15 11 4 8 21      
a - B. Kim substituted for K. Yoneda in the 8th
b - T. Fujita pinch hit for H. Tokunaga in the 8th
c - H. Bu substituted for T. Fujita in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yoneda 2 (5, 6th Inning off D. O'Neil, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Fujimoto, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Suk (5, 4th Inning off C. Kim, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Ming (3, 8th Inning off D. O'Neil, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Tokunaga (2, 7th Inning off D. O'Neil, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Suk (8, 4th Inning off S. Osugi, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Ito , F. Ming 6 , K. Yoneda 5 , H. Tokunaga 5 , H. Suk 6 , T. Kubota , C. Shon , T. Hirano 2
2-out RBI: K. Yoneda , H. Suk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Ito , K. Sato , H. Suk
GIDP: T. Fujita
Sac Fly: K. Sato
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Tokunaga (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Suk (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Hirano-Shon)
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Kim 3.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 34 28 1.42
S. Osugi 1.0 5 8 8 2 0 1 42 24 11.44
D. O'Neil BS (1) 3.0 5 3 3 0 1 2 47 32 9.00
J. Fujimoto W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 7 4.50
I. Yonemura SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 11 1.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kim 53
Batters Faced: C. Kim 13, S. Osugi 10, D. O'Neil 14, J. Fujimoto 4, I. Yonemura 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kim 2-3, S. Osugi 2-1, D. O'Neil 2-6, J. Fujimoto 1-1, I. Yonemura 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kim 34-28, S. Osugi 42-24, D. O'Neil 47-32, J. Fujimoto 14-7, I. Yonemura 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Osugi 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Park 3.0 4 6 6 6 3 1 82 40 2.89
P. Ng 1.2 4 4 4 3 3 1 43 22 6.30
S. Stevens 2.1 4 1 1 2 0 0 54 34 10.13
J. Griffin 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 6.75
J. Ru 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 0.00
K. Hayashi L (0-2) 1.0 1 1 0 2 1 0 18 8 2.13
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Park 22
Batters Faced: S. Park 19, P. Ng 11, S. Stevens 13, J. Griffin 1, J. Ru 2, K. Hayashi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Park 3-2, P. Ng 0-1, S. Stevens 1-6, J. Griffin 0-0, J. Ru 1-0, K. Hayashi 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Park 82-40, P. Ng 43-22, S. Stevens 54-34, J. Griffin 3-2, J. Ru 9-7, K. Hayashi 18-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Ng 3-3 , S. Stevens 2-1
WP: P. Ng , S. Stevens
Hit Batsmen: S. Park
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ikumasa Shintani
Ballpark: Sea Hawks Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 18 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 4:14
Attendance: 28953
Special Notes: SP Chang-se Kim was injured while pitching. RP Phuc Ng was injured while pitching. RP John Griffin was injured while pitching.
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