NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
05/18/2032
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
GAME ID: 9777 - TUESDAY, MAY 18TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (23-22) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
ORIX Buffaloes (21-24) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Tight Tilt Goes to Hawks, 2-1
In a tight game between the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and the ORIX Buffaloes, pitcher Zai-shuo Qu was terrific on the mound. The Fukuoka SoftBank left-hander was named the player of the game in Fukuoka SoftBank's 2-1 win. Tatsuro Tanaka locked down his 9th save. Fukuoka SoftBank now owns a record of 23-22.

Shigenori Kawata was 2 for 2 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for Fukuoka SoftBank. In a tie game with one out in the top of the first, Kawata came through with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It put the Hawks in front, 1-0.

"We scored one run," said ORIX manager Steve Richards. "You're not gonna get a lot of Ws scoring just one run."
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORES ORIX BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yano CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .299 6 28
G. Knish LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .269 6 16
   a-P. Ruschel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314 2 5
   b-H. Ishibashi LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 7 24
K. Nagata SS 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .320 8 30
F. Man DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .262 6 32
S. Kawata 1B 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 .368 9 35
   c-Q. Long 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Faeth 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .273 10 24
   d-K. Ogawa 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 3
H. Nakatani 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .227 1 2
M. Fukushima RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .296 2 14
K. Hirai C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .304 0 5
Totals 29 2 7 2 7 11 18      
a - P. Ruschel pinch hit for G. Knish in the 7th
b - H. Ishibashi substituted for P. Ruschel in the 7th
c - Q. Long substituted for S. Kawata in the 8th
d - K. Ogawa substituted for P. Faeth in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Kawata (9, 4th Inning off H. Kawamura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Knish , K. Hirai 2 , H. Nakatani , K. Yano , S. Kawata 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Man , P. Faeth
GIDP: G. Knish
Sac Fly: S. Kawata
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Faeth (6)
CS: P. Faeth (7) , K. Yano (3)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Faeth (3) , K. Nagata (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Nakatani-Nagata-Kawata, Nakatani-Nagata-Kawata)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Tokunaga 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292 4 27
K. Yoneda DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255 10 33
F. Ming CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .394 7 28
K. Sato 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .293 14 37
H. Suk RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .308 10 27
W. Ito SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .219 6 21
T. Kubota LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183 4 10
J. Weathersby C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .393 3 8
J. Chamberlain 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .288 4 18
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Ming (10, 4th Inning off Z. Qu, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Chamberlain (4, 3rd Inning off Z. Qu, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Ming 2 , K. Yoneda , H. Tokunaga , J. Chamberlain 4 , J. Weathersby
2-out RBI: J. Chamberlain
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Ito , H. Suk
GIDP: F. Ming , J. Chamberlain
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Chamberlain-Ito-Sato, Tokunaga)
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORES ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
Z. Qu W (3-1) 6.0 5 1 1 0 6 1 86 56 2.65
H. Takahashi H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 14 4.85
T. Tanaka SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 21 13 0.82
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Qu 64
Batters Faced: Z. Qu 23, H. Takahashi 6, T. Tanaka 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Qu 6-4, H. Takahashi 4-1, T. Tanaka 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Qu 86-56, H. Takahashi 24-14, T. Tanaka 21-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
H. Kawamura L (1-3) 3.0 3 2 2 4 4 1 67 34 5.05
P. Ng 3.0 2 0 0 3 3 0 64 36 5.50
J. Griffin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 8.31
T. Yoshino 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 22 6.14
J. Unknown 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Kawamura 43
Batters Faced: H. Kawamura 15, P. Ng 12, J. Griffin 1, T. Yoshino 5, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Kawamura 2-2, P. Ng 2-2, J. Griffin 1-0, T. Yoshino 0-1, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Kawamura 67-34, P. Ng 64-36, J. Griffin 3-1, T. Yoshino 31-22, J. Unknown 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Ng 1-0 , J. Griffin 1-0 , T. Yoshino 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zai-shuo Qu
Ballpark: Sea Hawks Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 pm EST
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 29133
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