NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HANSHIN TIGERS
08/02/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HANSHIN TIGERS
GAME ID: 10684 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ORIX Buffaloes 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Hanshin Tigers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 X 4 7 0
Hanshin Breaks Through for First Win in Japan Series Championship; Now Trails 3-1
Already down in the Japan Series Championship, the Hanshin Tigers put on their best show, beating the ORIX Buffaloes by a final score of 4-2 today. Yoshito Maekawa earned player of the game honors, as he threw 5 innings of 3-hit ball. Hanshin now trails ORIX 3-1 in the best-of-7 affair.

The game was at a stalemate until left fielder Steve Durrett came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing ORIX pitcher Mike Blythe, he hit a first pitch cutter for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Hanshin on top, 3-2.

"They say the first rule of the playoffs is to win the home games," Durrett said afterward. "It feels nice, but it is kind of what we were supposed to do."

The next game is scheduled for tomorrow at Ballpark of Otofuke College. Slated to start are Shuichiro Otsuka for the ORIX Buffaloes and Santos Restrepo for the the Hanshin Tigers.
ORIX BATTING LINESCORES HANSHIN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ming CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 2 6
H. Bu 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .294 0 1
K. Sato DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .375 3 5
H. Suk RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .200 2 7
S. Anderson 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .444 1 5
W. Ito SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .375 1 3
T. Hirano C 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .133 0 2
H. Ann LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .154 1 2
C. Shon 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .231 1 2
   a-T. Kubota PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   b-J. Chamberlain 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2 4 11 13      
a - T. Kubota pinch hit for C. Shon in the 8th
b - J. Chamberlain substituted for T. Kubota in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Anderson (1, 5th Inning off T. Ishida, 0 on, 1 out) K. Sato (2, 1st Inning off P. Youn, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Anderson 4 , W. Ito 2 , K. Sato 2 , C. Shon , T. Hirano
2-out RBI: S. Anderson , T. Hirano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Sato , H. Ann , T. Hirano 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shon-Ito-Anderson)
PB: T. Hirano
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kanamori DH 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .188 0 2
S. Durrett LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .444 1 3
N. Kajiwara 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .067 0 0
K. Ogura RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .231 0 1
L. Teoh 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .308 0 0
Y. Kato 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250 0 2
E. Takahashi SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .167 0 0
M. Nishida CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .071 0 0
K. Shiba C 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .091 0 2
Totals 28 4 7 3 3 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Kanamori (1, 8th Inning off T. Lapp, 2 on, 1 out) L. Teoh (2, 5th Inning off Y. Maekawa, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Nishida , S. Durrett , S. Kanamori 2 , E. Takahashi , K. Ogura 2 , L. Teoh 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Teoh , K. Shiba
GIDP: K. Shiba
Sac Fly: Y. Kato
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Kanamori (1)
ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES HANSHIN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
Y. Maekawa 5.0 3 1 1 2 6 0 82 52 1.80
T. Okuyama H (1) 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 0 20 15 4.50
K. Hayashi H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 6.75
J. Griffin L (0-1) 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0.00
T. Lapp 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00
M. Blythe BS (1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 10 13.50
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Maekawa 61
Batters Faced: Y. Maekawa 19, T. Okuyama 6, K. Hayashi 1, J. Griffin 1, T. Lapp 1, M. Blythe 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Maekawa 2-6, T. Okuyama 1-1, K. Hayashi 0-0, J. Griffin 0-0, T. Lapp 0-0, M. Blythe 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Maekawa 82-52, T. Okuyama 20-15, K. Hayashi 3-3, J. Griffin 4-0, T. Lapp 2-1, M. Blythe 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Okuyama 1-0 , K. Hayashi 1-0 , J. Griffin 1-0 , T. Lapp 2-0 , M. Blythe 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
P. Youn 3.2 6 1 1 2 7 0 85 54 2.45
T. Ishida 2.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 44 28 9.82
S. Ti 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0.00
K. Aoki W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 10 0.00
A. Suda SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 7 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Youn 48
Batters Faced: P. Youn 19, T. Ishida 11, S. Ti 1, K. Aoki 5, A. Suda 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Youn 2-2, T. Ishida 3-3, S. Ti 1-0, K. Aoki 2-1, A. Suda 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Youn 85-54, T. Ishida 44-28, S. Ti 6-4, K. Aoki 17-10, A. Suda 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ishida 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshito Maekawa
Ballpark: Ballpark of Otofuke College
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 pm EST
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 39478
Special Notes: SP Travis Lapp was injured while pitching.
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