NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
04/30/2032
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NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
GAME ID: 9673 - FRIDAY, APRIL 30TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (15-13) 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 14 0
ORIX Buffaloes (14-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 0
Kato Excels in Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Win
Takahiro Kato helped his team muscle past the ORIX Buffaloes, 6-1. In the game, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham left fielder was 4-4 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. Toshihide Tojo picked up the win, improving his season record to 2-1. He struck out 2 in 6 innings. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham is 15-13 and ORIX, with the loss, 14-14.

Yoshitomo Noda put Hokkaido Nippon-Ham in front, 2-0, when he took Takuzo Okuyama downtown. His solo home run came with no one out in the top of the third. It was his 3rd home run of the season.

Kato called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES ORIX BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Noda CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .355 3 17
W. Che SS 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .222 1 3
T. Kato LF 4 3 4 2 0 0 0 .405 10 36
I. Shintani 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .319 8 22
Z. Chuang 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .234 2 16
K. Tanaka C 5 0 4 1 0 0 2 .361 8 23
   a-J. Nakata C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
A. Djajadiningrat DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .000 0 0
Y. Suzuki RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .297 3 8
K. Chung 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .226 1 10
Totals 37 6 14 6 4 6 14      
a - J. Nakata substituted for K. Tanaka in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kato (8, 1st Inning off T. Okuyama, 0 on, 2 outs) Z. Chuang (9, 3rd Inning off T. Okuyama, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Che (1, 7th Inning off D. Leach, 0 on, 1 out) T. Kato (10, 9th Inning off D. Leach, 1 on, 0 outs) Y. Noda (3, 3rd Inning off T. Okuyama, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Che 4 , T. Kato 8 , K. Chung , Y. Noda 4 , Z. Chuang 3 , I. Shintani , K. Tanaka 4
2-out RBI: I. Shintani , K. Tanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Djajadiningrat , K. Tanaka
GIDP: Y. Suzuki
Hit by Pitch: W. Che , T. Kato
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Chung (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ming CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .368 3 13
K. Yoneda DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .248 6 19
K. Sato 1B 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .274 6 18
H. Suk RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .349 8 22
H. Tokunaga 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .296 2 21
W. Ito SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .232 4 15
H. Ann LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .255 1 8
T. Hirano C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .286 5 12
C. Shon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .195 0 6
Totals 34 1 9 1 6 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Ming (4, 9th Inning off J. Dix, 0 on, 1 out) K. Yoneda (6, 3rd Inning off T. Tojo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: F. Ming (2, 7th Inning off J. Dix, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Sato (6, 8th Inning off J. Dix, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Ming 5 , K. Yoneda 2 , K. Sato 5 , H. Tokunaga 2 , H. Ann , T. Hirano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yoneda , H. Suk 2 , C. Shon , T. Hirano 2
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ito-Shon-Sato)
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Tojo W (2-1) 6.0 4 0 0 3 2 0 81 47 4.35
J. Dix 2.2 4 1 1 3 2 1 59 36 2.45
K. Soma 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 7.88
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Tojo 63
Batters Faced: T. Tojo 25, J. Dix 13, K. Soma 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Tojo 6-10, J. Dix 2-2, K. Soma 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Tojo 81-47, J. Dix 59-36, K. Soma 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Soma 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Okuyama L (1-1) 4.1 9 3 3 2 2 1 80 47 4.43
D. Leach 3.2 4 3 3 2 4 2 62 33 5.12
B. Bowen 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 6.35
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Okuyama 33
Batters Faced: T. Okuyama 21, D. Leach 18, B. Bowen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Okuyama 4-4, D. Leach 1-5, B. Bowen 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Okuyama 80-47, D. Leach 62-33, B. Bowen 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Leach 1-0
WP: D. Leach
Hit Batsmen: D. Leach 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiro Kato
Ballpark: Sea Hawks Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 29050
Special Notes: RP Katsutaka Soma was injured while pitching.
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