NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HANSHIN TIGERS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
07/29/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HANSHIN TIGERS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
GAME ID: 10681 - SATURDAY, JULY 29TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hanshin Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
ORIX Buffaloes 0 0 5 4 0 0 4 1 X 14 13 0
Sato, ORIX Start Japan Series Championship Strong with Home Win
When the games really matter, the ORIX Buffaloes put on their best show, beating the Hanshin Tigers by a final score of 14-0 today. Keita Sato earned player of the game honors, as he slugged 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. ORIX now leads Hanshin 1-0 in the best-of-7 affair.

In the bottom of the third inning, right fielder Hyo-chin Suk came through big-time for the Buffaloes. With ORIX leading 1-0, he belted a grand slam home run.

Buffaloes manager Steve Richards had nothing but praise for his players after an impressive win, calling the result one of the team's best performances of the season. "Everything just came together on our end," he said. "I didn't need to do too much."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Sea Hawks Stadium. Slated to start are Santos Restrepo for the Hanshin Tigers and Shuichiro Otsuka for the the ORIX Buffaloes.
HANSHIN BATTING LINESCORES ORIX BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kanamori DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
S. Durrett LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .750 0 0
N. Kajiwara 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-H. Yoshizawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
K. Ogura RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
L. Teoh 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .333 0 0
Y. Kato 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
E. Takahashi SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
K. Shiba C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
M. Nishida CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0 1 10 7      
a - H. Yoshizawa pinch hit for N. Kajiwara in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Durrett (1, 6th Inning off S. Endo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Durrett 4 , L. Teoh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Kajiwara
GIDP: N. Kajiwara
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ming CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .600 1 2
H. Bu 3B 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .400 0 0
K. Sato DH 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 .667 2 3
H. Suk RF 4 2 1 4 1 0 1 .250 1 4
S. Anderson 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
W. Ito SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
T. Hirano C 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
H. Ann LF 3 2 1 2 1 2 0 .333 1 2
C. Shon 2B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .500 1 2
Totals 37 14 13 14 3 5 6      
BATTING
Home Runs: F. Ming (1, 8th Inning off M. Katagiri, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Sato 2 (2, 4th Inning off A. Yaguchi, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off R. Khattak, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Suk (1, 3rd Inning off R. Ishiguro, 3 on, 1 out) H. Ann (1, 7th Inning off R. Khattak, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Shon (1, 4th Inning off A. Yaguchi, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Ito 2 , F. Ming 6 , K. Sato 8 , H. Suk 4 , H. Ann 4 , C. Shon 5 , H. Bu 2
2-out RBI: K. Sato , H. Ann
Hit by Pitch: K. Sato
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Shon (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bu-Shon-Anderson)
HANSHIN PITCHING LINESCORES ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Ishiguro L (0-1) 3.1 5 6 6 1 2 1 68 37 16.20
A. Yaguchi 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 2 10 8 81.00
R. Khattak 3.0 4 4 4 1 2 2 51 33 12.00
M. Katagiri 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 28 17 6.75
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ishiguro 25
Batters Faced: R. Ishiguro 17, A. Yaguchi 4, R. Khattak 14, M. Katagiri 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ishiguro 4-4, A. Yaguchi 1-0, R. Khattak 3-4, M. Katagiri 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ishiguro 68-37, A. Yaguchi 10-8, R. Khattak 51-33, M. Katagiri 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Yaguchi 1-1
WP: R. Khattak
Hit Batsmen: R. Ishiguro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Stevens W (1-0) 5.1 2 0 0 1 6 0 81 51 0.00
S. Endo SV (1) 3.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 50 34 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Stevens 69
Batters Faced: S. Stevens 18, S. Endo 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Stevens 6-3, S. Endo 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: S. Stevens 81-51, S. Endo 50-34
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Keita Sato
Ballpark: Sea Hawks Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 pm EST
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 44070
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