NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HANSHIN TIGERS
08/03/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HANSHIN TIGERS
GAME ID: 10685 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
ORIX Buffaloes 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 5 8 0
Hanshin Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 8 2
Sato, Buffaloes Sink Tigers Again in Game 5
With designated hitter Keita Sato leading the charge, the ORIX Buffaloes got past the Hanshin Tigers, 5-4, in extra innings in Game 5 of the Japan Series Championship today. Sato went 1-3 with a home run and 3 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 at Ballpark of Otofuke College as ORIX managed to take to a 4-1 lead in the best-of-7 series.

The critical at-bat for ORIX came in the top of the tenth inning. With two out, Sato drew a walk, driving in 1 run, putting ORIX up, 5-4.

"Our team showed some gumption," said Sato. "I like it."


ORIX BATTING LINESCORES HANSHIN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ming CF 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 .190 2 6
H. Bu 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
   a-T. Kubota PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Chun 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   e-K. Yoneda PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   f-M. Tada C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Sato DH 3 2 1 2 3 1 1 .368 4 7
H. Suk RF, 1B 5 1 2 2 1 2 5 .250 3 9
S. Anderson 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .478 2 6
   c-B. Kim PR, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Ito SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .286 1 3
T. Hirano C 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .150 0 2
   d-T. Fujita PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-J. Chamberlain 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Ann LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .133 1 2
C. Shon 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .176 1 2
Totals 40 5 8 5 7 10 22      
a - T. Kubota pinch hit for H. Bu in the 7th
b - J. Chun substituted for T. Kubota in the 7th
c - B. Kim pinch ran for S. Anderson in the 9th
d - T. Fujita pinch ran for T. Hirano in the 10th
e - K. Yoneda pinch hit for J. Chun in the 10th
f - M. Tada substituted for K. Yoneda in the 10th
g - J. Chamberlain substituted for T. Fujita in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Bu (1, 3rd Inning off R. Ishiguro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Anderson (2, 6th Inning off R. Ishiguro, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Sato (4, 1st Inning off R. Ishiguro, 0 on, 2 outs) H. Suk (3, 9th Inning off T. Fujimoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Anderson 6 , H. Bu 2 , T. Hirano , K. Sato 4 , H. Suk 5
2-out RBI: , K. Sato 2 , H. Suk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Anderson , W. Ito 2 , F. Ming , H. Suk
Sac Bunt: H. Ann
Hit by Pitch: H. Ann
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Okura-Shon-Suk)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kanamori DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .190 0 2
S. Durrett LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .364 1 3
N. Kajiwara 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .100 0 0
K. Ogura RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .278 1 3
L. Teoh 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .235 0 0
Y. Kato 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .267 0 2
E. Takahashi SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .188 1 2
K. Shiba C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .214 0 2
   a-T. Sato PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Nishida CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .059 0 0
   b-Y. Nonaka PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Masuoka C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 8 4 3 10 17      
a - T. Sato pinch hit for K. Shiba in the 9th
b - Y. Nonaka pinch hit for M. Nishida in the 9th
c - T. Masuoka substituted for Y. Nonaka in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ogura (1, 2nd Inning off S. Stevens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Takahashi (1, 7th Inning off T. Okuyama, 1 on, 0 outs) K. Ogura (1, 6th Inning off H. Iwamoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kanamori , K. Shiba 2 , E. Takahashi 4 , N. Kajiwara , K. Ogura 6 , Y. Kato
2-out RBI: K. Ogura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Durrett , E. Takahashi , N. Kajiwara
GIDP: S. Kanamori
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: E. Takahashi 2
ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES HANSHIN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Stevens 4.1 3 0 0 0 7 0 83 55 0.00
H. Iwamoto BS (1) 1.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 20 11 13.50
T. Okuyama 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 13 4 11.57
T. Okura W (2-0) 4.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 54 33 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Stevens 64
Batters Faced: S. Stevens 16, H. Iwamoto 6, T. Okuyama 3, T. Okura 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Stevens 2-4, H. Iwamoto 3-1, T. Okuyama 0-1, T. Okura 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: S. Stevens 83-55, H. Iwamoto 20-11, T. Okuyama 13-4, T. Okura 54-33
WP: S. Stevens
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Ishiguro 5.0 4 2 2 3 4 2 85 50 8.64
T. Hiramoto 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 12 1.86
S. Ti 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00
K. Aoki 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
T. Fujimoto 2.0 1 2 2 1 3 1 30 18 9.00
S. Schaefers L (0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 2 3 0 37 22 6.75
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ishiguro 52
Batters Faced: R. Ishiguro 23, T. Hiramoto 7, S. Ti 1, K. Aoki 1, T. Fujimoto 8, S. Schaefers 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ishiguro 6-5, T. Hiramoto 2-3, S. Ti 0-0, K. Aoki 0-0, T. Fujimoto 2-1, S. Schaefers 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ishiguro 85-50, T. Hiramoto 21-12, S. Ti 2-1, K. Aoki 1-0, T. Fujimoto 30-18, S. Schaefers 37-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Aoki 1-0 , T. Fujimoto 2-0
WP: S. Schaefers
Hit Batsmen: R. Ishiguro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Keita Sato
Ballpark: Ballpark of Otofuke College
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 pm EST
Time: 4:29
Attendance: 39252
Special Notes: RP Keiichi Aoki was injured while pitching.
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