NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
05/17/2032
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
GAME ID: 9770 - MONDAY, MAY 17TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (22-22) 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 0
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (25-19) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 X 7 8 2
Golden Eagles Spoil Great Performance by Knish
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles had to overcome a big game from Fukuoka SoftBank left fielder Goushi Knish to leave Sailboats Ballpark with a 7-6 victory. Knish went 3-3 with 2 home runs, a triple, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 4. Tohoku Rakuten is now 25-19, while Fukuoka SoftBank is 22-22.

A key at-bat came in the bottom of the eighth inning. With the bases loaded, the batter, Fujio Takamatsu, drew a walk, driving in 1 run. It made the score 7-6, Tohoku Rakuten, and helped them go on to win.

Takamatsu told a Tohoku Rakuten Today reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yano CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .300 6 28
G. Knish LF 3 3 3 4 1 0 0 .266 6 16
   c-Q. Long PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Nagata SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .321 8 30
F. Man DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .268 6 32
S. Nishimura 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .175 1 10
P. Faeth 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .278 10 24
M. Fukushima 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .309 2 14
H. Ishibashi RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .306 7 24
   a-P. Ruschel PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .324 2 5
   b-S. Kawata RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 8 33
T. Kurihara C 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .182 4 15
Totals 36 6 8 6 4 10 14      
a - P. Ruschel pinch hit for H. Ishibashi in the 8th
b - S. Kawata substituted for P. Ruschel in the 8th
c - Q. Long pinch hit for G. Knish in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: G. Knish (1, 3rd Inning off H. Oshima, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Knish 2 (6, 1st Inning off H. Oshima, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off H. Oshima, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Knish 11 , P. Faeth 2 , K. Nagata , M. Fukushima , K. Yano
2-out RBI: G. Knish , P. Faeth
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ishibashi , S. Nishimura , M. Fukushima
Hit by Pitch: T. Kurihara
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Yano (8)
CS: K. Nagata (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .401 3 15
   b-N. Suzuki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .348 2 8
   c-M. Miyata SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 4
S. Choe 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .281 2 18
K. Sugimoto RF 2 1 1 3 1 0 2 .358 10 31
K. Kobayashi LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .223 5 18
   d-H. Mukai LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 2 12
C. Nakanishi 1B 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 .295 10 32
Y. Okano DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .195 2 11
M. Turnell 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .288 2 8
R. Yukimoto C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .226 4 24
Y. Suzuki SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .262 6 22
   a-F. Takamatsu PH, CF 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .229 0 3
Totals 30 7 8 7 5 7 13      
a - F. Takamatsu pinch hit for Y. Suzuki in the 8th
b - N. Suzuki pinch hit for J. Briggs in the 8th
c - M. Miyata substituted for N. Suzuki in the 9th
d - H. Mukai substituted for K. Kobayashi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Sugimoto (11, 6th Inning off J. Cho, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Nakanishi (10, 6th Inning off H. Takahashi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Briggs , K. Sugimoto 2 , R. Yukimoto , C. Nakanishi 4 , S. Choe 2 , M. Turnell , Y. Suzuki
2-out RBI: C. Nakanishi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kobayashi , S. Choe
Sac Bunt: M. Turnell
Sac Fly: K. Sugimoto
Hit by Pitch: C. Nakanishi
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Choe (5) , M. Miyata (2)
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Cho 5.1 3 3 3 2 5 0 80 49 3.66
H. Takahashi 1.1 5 3 3 0 1 1 23 12 5.73
J. Ripp L (0-4) 0.1 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 3 12.46
T. Nakamura 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 2.45
K. Ishibashi 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 11 6 5.40
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cho 53
Batters Faced: J. Cho 21, H. Takahashi 9, J. Ripp 2, T. Nakamura 2, K. Ishibashi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cho 7-4, H. Takahashi 2-1, J. Ripp 0-1, T. Nakamura 1-0, K. Ishibashi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cho 80-49, H. Takahashi 23-12, J. Ripp 8-3, T. Nakamura 5-1, K. Ishibashi 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Takahashi 1-1 , J. Ripp 2-0 , T. Nakamura 1-0 , K. Ishibashi 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Ripp
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
H. Oshima 4.0 7 6 6 2 7 2 87 49 7.20
H. Suzuki 3.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 65 41 3.86
R. Young W (3-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2.57
T. Soma SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 3.26
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Oshima 29
Batters Faced: H. Oshima 21, H. Suzuki 15, R. Young 1, T. Soma 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Oshima 2-2, H. Suzuki 4-5, R. Young 1-0, T. Soma 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Oshima 87-49, H. Suzuki 65-41, R. Young 5-2, T. Soma 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Young 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Oshima
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Goushi Knish
Ballpark: Sailboats Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 38885
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