NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
05/15/2032
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
GAME ID: 9761 - SATURDAY, MAY 15TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ORIX Buffaloes (21-21) 3 4 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 16 19 0
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (21-21) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 7 2
Big Day by Sato Sparks Buffaloes Win
The ORIX Buffaloes easily defeated the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 16-4, at Ballpark of Hakui College, with first baseman Keita Sato a main contributor to the win. He was 3-5 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for ORIX. ORIX has now reeled off 6 straight wins.

Sato's nice game included a clutch 3-run home run in the top of the first.

"This team is headed in the right direction," said Sato.
ORIX BATTING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Tokunaga 3B 5 2 3 1 1 0 1 .299 4 27
K. Yoneda DH 6 2 1 1 0 2 6 .243 9 29
F. Ming CF 5 1 3 4 1 0 2 .399 7 28
   a-T. Fujita CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 6
K. Sato 1B 5 2 3 4 1 1 1 .308 13 36
   b-S. Anderson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 4
H. Suk RF 5 1 1 0 1 1 4 .314 10 27
W. Ito SS 6 1 1 1 0 2 3 .224 6 21
H. Ann LF 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 .257 1 9
J. Weathersby C 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 .388 2 6
J. Chamberlain 2B 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .271 3 16
Totals 45 16 19 15 6 8 21      
a - T. Fujita substituted for F. Ming in the 9th
b - S. Anderson substituted for K. Sato in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Ming (7, 2nd Inning off J. Stanhope, 2 on, 1 out) H. Ann (3, 3rd Inning off S. Osugi, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Ann (3, 9th Inning off D. O'Neil, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Ito (6, 6th Inning off S. Osugi, 0 on, 1 out) F. Ming (7, 9th Inning off Y. Yamasaki, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Sato (13, 1st Inning off J. Stanhope, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Ito 4 , J. Weathersby 3 , F. Ming 7 , K. Yoneda , K. Sato 6 , H. Tokunaga 3 , J. Chamberlain , H. Suk , H. Ann 6
2-out RBI: J. Weathersby , F. Ming , K. Sato , H. Ann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Weathersby , K. Yoneda , H. Suk
GIDP: K. Sato
Hit by Pitch: J. Weathersby , J. Chamberlain
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ng-Weathersby-Sato)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Noda CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .327 7 28
I. Endo DH 2 2 1 1 3 1 3 .329 7 30
T. Kato LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .391 16 50
I. Shintani 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .314 13 34
Z. Chuang 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 6 .253 3 21
R. Shields RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .255 2 8
J. Nakata C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .120 0 1
W. Che SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .194 2 7
K. Chung 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 1 13
Totals 32 4 7 4 8 9 19      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Kato (10, 9th Inning off D. Leach, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kato (16, 7th Inning off P. Ng, 1 on, 1 out) I. Endo (7, 1st Inning off S. Kutcher, 0 on, 1 out) I. Shintani (13, 1st Inning off S. Kutcher, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kato 7 , I. Endo 4 , I. Shintani 6
2-out RBI: I. Shintani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Shields 2 , I. Endo , Y. Noda , Z. Chuang
GIDP: Z. Chuang
Hit by Pitch: W. Che , K. Chung
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Shields (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Chung 2 (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Chuang-Chung-Shintani)
PB: J. Nakata 2
ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Kutcher 1.2 2 2 2 1 0 2 21 13 10.07
S. Endo W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 4 3 0 53 25 5.14
P. Ng 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 31 20 5.97
D. Leach 2.1 1 0 0 2 5 0 52 32 4.20
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kutcher 36
Batters Faced: S. Kutcher 8, S. Endo 12, P. Ng 11, D. Leach 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kutcher 3-2, S. Endo 0-3, P. Ng 5-1, D. Leach 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kutcher 21-13, S. Endo 53-25, P. Ng 31-20, D. Leach 52-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Ng 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Endo , D. Leach
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Stanhope L (3-3) 2.1 8 7 6 0 3 1 59 39 5.68
S. Osugi 3.0 6 5 4 3 0 1 65 35 10.43
Y. Yamasaki 3.0 4 4 3 3 4 1 66 37 12.07
D. O'Neil 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 7.36
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stanhope 14
Batters Faced: J. Stanhope 15, S. Osugi 18, Y. Yamasaki 17, D. O'Neil 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stanhope 1-2, S. Osugi 4-4, Y. Yamasaki 2-2, D. O'Neil 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stanhope 59-39, S. Osugi 65-35, Y. Yamasaki 66-37, D. O'Neil 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. O'Neil 1-1
WP: Y. Yamasaki
Hit Batsmen: Y. Yamasaki 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Keita Sato
Ballpark: Ballpark of Hakui College
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 4:17
Attendance: 29302
Special Notes: SP Steve Kutcher was injured while pitching. RP Phuc Ng was injured while pitching.
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