NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
05/14/2033
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
GAME ID: 9721 - SATURDAY, MAY 14TH, 2033 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (1-0) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 6 6 1
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (0-1) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 3
Hawks Stun Golden Eagles, 6-5
Crowds lined up early in front of Sailboats Ballpark, eagerly awaiting the start of the 2033 NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE season. On the mound was Katsuki Araki for the visiting Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Mike Craft for the hometown Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. In a spirited contest, the Hawks pulled out the win, defeating the Golden Eagles by the score of 6-5. Earning player of the game honors was Chotaro Nakanishi. Fukuoka SoftBank reliever Hitoshi Takahashi got the win, raising his record to 1-0. Chotaro Matsuno was tagged with the loss.

The Hawks got a big at-bat from pinch hitter Katsuyuki Yagi. For the game, Yagi was 1 for 1. In the top of the ninth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring single. His 1st hit of the season gave Fukuoka SoftBank a 6-5 lead.

"Feels good to get the job done," Yagi said after the game.
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Man RF 6 0 2 3 0 4 1 .222 0 4
K. Yano CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .571 0 1
K. Nagata SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .000 0 0
K. Pak DH 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .143 0 1
S. Kawata 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .000 0 0
   e-H. Wada 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Nishimura 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .000 0 0
   f-H. Nakatani 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
P. Faeth 3B 3 3 0 0 2 1 2 .000 0 0
   g-K. Ogawa 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Knish LF 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 .000 0 0
   a-P. Ruschel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Fukushima LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
K. Hirai C 2 1 0 0 2 2 3 .000 0 0
   c-K. Yagi PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   d-T. Kurihara C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 6 6 11 13 27      
a - P. Ruschel pinch hit for G. Knish in the 7th
b - M. Fukushima substituted for P. Ruschel in the 7th
c - K. Yagi pinch hit for K. Hirai in the 9th
d - T. Kurihara substituted for K. Yagi in the 9th
e - H. Wada substituted for S. Kawata in the 9th
f - H. Nakatani substituted for S. Nishimura in the 9th
g - K. Ogawa substituted for P. Faeth in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Pak , F. Man 2 , K. Yano 2 , K. Yagi
2-out RBI: F. Man , K. Yagi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Pak , G. Knish , S. Kawata , K. Hirai , S. Nishimura , K. Nagata
Sac Fly: K. Yano
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: S. Kawata (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Nishimura-Nagata-Kawata, Nagata-Nakatani-Wada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 4 .333 0 1
S. Choe 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .100 0 0
K. Sugimoto DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .250 0 0
K. Kobayashi RF 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .250 1 3
   a-B. Deerwester PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-N. Suzuki RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-W. Ren PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   e-Y. Okano RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Nakanishi 1B 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 .429 1 5
R. Yukimoto C 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
M. Turnell 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .300 0 0
Y. Suzuki SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Yoshioka PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 0 0
H. Mukai LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .375 1 4
Totals 34 5 9 4 8 6 29      
a - B. Deerwester pinch hit for K. Kobayashi in the 7th
b - T. Yoshioka pinch hit for Y. Suzuki in the 7th
c - N. Suzuki substituted for B. Deerwester in the 8th
d - W. Ren pinch hit for N. Suzuki in the 8th
e - Y. Okano substituted for W. Ren in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Sugimoto (1, 8th Inning off T. Tran-Dinh, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Nakanishi (1, 1st Inning off K. Araki, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Briggs 2 , K. Sugimoto 2 , R. Yukimoto , H. Mukai , C. Nakanishi 4 , S. Choe , M. Turnell , B. Deerwester
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Briggs , K. Sugimoto 2 , K. Kobayashi , T. Yoshioka , W. Ren
GIDP: M. Turnell , T. Yoshioka
Hit by Pitch: K. Kobayashi , C. Nakanishi
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Kobayashi (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Briggs (1) , S. Choe (1) , T. Yoshioka (2)
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Araki 3.2 4 5 4 4 2 1 80 39 9.82
M. Kimura 3.2 3 0 0 3 4 0 65 37 0.00
T. Tran-Dinh 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 0.00
H. Takahashi W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.00
F. Ito SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 6 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Araki 31
Batters Faced: K. Araki 22, M. Kimura 15, T. Tran-Dinh 2, H. Takahashi 1, F. Ito 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Araki 5-4, M. Kimura 2-3, T. Tran-Dinh 0-1, H. Takahashi 1-0, F. Ito 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Araki 80-39, M. Kimura 65-37, T. Tran-Dinh 10-4, H. Takahashi 2-2, F. Ito 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kimura 1-0 , T. Tran-Dinh 1-0 , H. Takahashi 2-0
WP: K. Araki 3
Hit Batsmen: K. Araki 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Craft 3.2 1 2 2 4 6 0 84 47 4.91
Y. Gushiken 1.2 2 3 3 5 2 0 47 21 16.20
T. Soma BS (1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 36 20 0.00
K. Fujita 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 0.00
T. Kunishige 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 6 0.00
C. Matsuno L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15 9 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Craft 51
Batters Faced: M. Craft 17, Y. Gushiken 12, T. Soma 7, K. Fujita 2, T. Kunishige 3, C. Matsuno 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Craft 2-3, Y. Gushiken 1-2, T. Soma 2-1, K. Fujita 0-0, T. Kunishige 0-1, C. Matsuno 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Craft 84-47, Y. Gushiken 47-21, T. Soma 36-20, K. Fujita 7-5, T. Kunishige 13-6, C. Matsuno 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Gushiken 2-2 , T. Soma 2-1 , T. Kunishige 1-0
WP: Y. Gushiken
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chotaro Nakanishi
Ballpark: Sailboats Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 4:16
Attendance: 38941
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