NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
05/26/2033
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
GAME ID: 9790 - THURSDAY, MAY 26TH, 2033 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4-8) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 6 7 0
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 8 1
Fighters Edge Golden Eagles, 6-5
Despite a great performance by Tohoku Rakuten right fielder Kanbu Kobayashi, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters defeated the Golden Eagles by the score of 6-5 at Sailboats Ballpark. Kobayashi went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham reliever Yusuke Yamasaki picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Mike Craft absorbed the loss. The Golden Eagles, now 2-10, continue their slow start.

Yoshitomo Noda, who is tied for 5th in the PL in triples with 1, aided the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham cause with a solo home run in the top of the seventh. For the game, the center fielder was 1 for 5 with a home run.

Noda told the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Citizen: "Sometimes the big stage is not big enough for me."
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Chung 2B 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 .195 0 3
I. Endo DH 4 0 2 3 1 1 0 .370 5 12
T. Kato RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .204 3 6
   a-R. Shields RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
I. Shintani 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .280 1 6
Z. Chuang 3B 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .259 4 12
Y. Noda CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .236 3 7
W. Che LF 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 .306 1 4
J. Nakata C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0
H. Kim SS 4 1 0 0 0 3 4 .125 0 2
Totals 32 6 7 5 9 15 19      
a - R. Shields substituted for T. Kato in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Chung (2, 6th Inning off S. Sho, 1 on, 2 outs) I. Shintani (3, 3rd Inning off M. Craft, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Noda (3, 7th Inning off S. Sho, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Chung 3 , I. Endo 2 , Y. Noda 4 , I. Shintani 3
2-out RBI: , I. Endo 2 , I. Shintani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kim , T. Kato , Y. Noda , I. Shintani , J. Nakata
GIDP: T. Kato
Hit by Pitch: W. Che
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Che (3)
CS: K. Chung 2 (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chung-Kim-Shintani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .368 0 2
S. Choe 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .283 0 8
K. Sugimoto DH 5 0 0 1 0 1 3 .255 3 7
K. Kobayashi RF 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 .238 5 13
C. Nakanishi 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .297 3 11
R. Yukimoto C 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .130 0 0
M. Turnell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .178 0 1
H. Mukai LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .279 2 8
Y. Suzuki SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 2 10
   a-T. Yoshioka PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5 6 12 18      
a - T. Yoshioka pinch hit for Y. Suzuki in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Kobayashi (5, 8th Inning off J. Dix, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Briggs 2 , K. Kobayashi 5 , H. Mukai , C. Nakanishi , S. Choe , Y. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Choe , M. Turnell , T. Yoshioka
GIDP: H. Mukai
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Mukai (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Turnell-Suzuki-Nakanishi)
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
P. Willoughby 4.0 2 0 0 2 6 0 72 48 1.13
Y. Yamasaki W (1-0) 3.1 4 4 4 2 4 0 50 34 9.64
J. Dix 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 2 20.25
J. Fujimoto H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 8 1.29
I. Yonemura SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 8 2.08
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Willoughby 62
Batters Faced: P. Willoughby 15, Y. Yamasaki 15, J. Dix 1, J. Fujimoto 5, I. Yonemura 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Willoughby 4-1, Y. Yamasaki 4-1, J. Dix 0-0, J. Fujimoto 1-1, I. Yonemura 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Willoughby 72-48, Y. Yamasaki 50-34, J. Dix 4-2, J. Fujimoto 19-8, I. Yonemura 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Yamasaki 1-0 , J. Dix 2-2
Balk: P. Willoughby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Craft L (0-1) 3.2 3 3 2 5 6 0 83 45 3.46
S. Sho 3.1 4 3 3 2 6 1 78 44 4.70
Y. Tagawa 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 7 0.00
C. Matsuno 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 8 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Craft 44
Batters Faced: M. Craft 19, S. Sho 16, Y. Tagawa 3, C. Matsuno 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Craft 1-2, S. Sho 3-1, Y. Tagawa 0-0, C. Matsuno 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Craft 83-45, S. Sho 78-44, Y. Tagawa 14-7, C. Matsuno 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Sho 2-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Craft
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kanbu Kobayashi
Ballpark: Sailboats Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 39074
Special Notes: SP Pete Willoughby was injured while pitching.
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