NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
05/15/2032
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NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
GAME ID: 9756 - SATURDAY, MAY 15TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (21-21) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (24-18) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Hawks Pull Even With 3-2 Victory
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks starter Lao Yen was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, 3-2. With the win, the Hawks have a record of 21-21.

Shigenori Kawata played a key role in the win. The Fukuoka SoftBank first baseman hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth. For the game, Kawata was 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

Tohoku Rakuten manager Bob Edwards said he was "mildly disappointed" with the loss. "We had our opportunities, but we didn't take advantage of them," he said.
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yano CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .292 6 27
G. Knish LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .248 4 12
   a-P. Ruschel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 2 5
   b-T. Yamamoto LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 1 5
K. Nagata SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .325 8 28
F. Man DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .277 5 29
S. Nishimura 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .180 1 10
   c-H. Nakatani 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 2
S. Kawata 1B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .357 8 33
   d-Q. Long 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Ogawa 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .375 0 3
H. Ishibashi RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .297 7 24
K. Hirai C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .286 0 5
Totals 35 3 7 3 0 13 10      
a - P. Ruschel pinch hit for G. Knish in the 7th
b - T. Yamamoto substituted for P. Ruschel in the 7th
c - H. Nakatani substituted for S. Nishimura in the 8th
d - Q. Long substituted for S. Kawata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hirai (3, 5th Inning off B. Bei, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Nishimura (9, 4th Inning off B. Bei, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Kawata (8, 4th Inning off B. Bei, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hirai 3 , S. Nishimura 2 , K. Nagata , S. Kawata 5 , K. Ogawa
2-out RBI: S. Nishimura , S. Kawata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Man , H. Ishibashi , K. Nagata , P. Ruschel
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ogawa (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Nishimura-Nagata-Kawata, Ogawa-Nishimura-Kawata)
PB: K. Hirai
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .406 3 15
S. Choe 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .278 2 16
K. Sugimoto DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .358 10 28
C. Nakanishi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .299 9 30
K. Kobayashi RF 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 .239 5 18
H. Mukai LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .192 2 11
M. Turnell 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 2 8
   a-Y. Okano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 2 11
Y. Suzuki SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .260 6 21
   b-F. Takamatsu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 0 2
R. Yukimoto C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 4 24
Totals 30 2 8 2 4 8 12      
a - Y. Okano pinch hit for M. Turnell in the 9th
b - F. Takamatsu pinch hit for Y. Suzuki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Sugimoto (10, 4th Inning off L. Yen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Briggs 3 , K. Sugimoto 4 , S. Choe , Y. Suzuki
2-out RBI: S. Choe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Takamatsu
GIDP: C. Nakanishi , S. Choe
Sac Bunt: H. Mukai
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
PB: R. Yukimoto
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. Yen W (2-2) 6.0 7 2 2 2 6 0 85 57 5.75
J. Ripp H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4 11.88
T. Nakamura H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2.70
J. Unknown SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 36 23 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Yen 54
Batters Faced: L. Yen 24, J. Ripp 2, T. Nakamura 1, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Yen 7-2, J. Ripp 0-1, T. Nakamura 1-0, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Yen 85-57, J. Ripp 8-4, T. Nakamura 4-3, J. Unknown 36-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Bei L (0-4) 4.1 6 3 3 0 7 1 82 50 8.05
Y. Gushiken 3.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 40 29 3.63
T. Soma 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 9 3.44
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bei 46
Batters Faced: B. Bei 19, Y. Gushiken 13, T. Soma 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bei 1-5, Y. Gushiken 4-5, T. Soma 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bei 82-50, Y. Gushiken 40-29, T. Soma 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Gushiken 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lao Yen
Ballpark: Sailboats Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 20 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 38677
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