NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS
05/22/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS
GAME ID: 9435 - MONDAY, MAY 22ND, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (1-0) 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 10 11 0
Saitama Seibu Lions (0-1) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0
Hawks Win at Saitama Seibu, 10-2
The 2034 season is off to a poor start for the Saitama Seibu Lions. The Lions fell to the visiting Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, 10-2, at Field of the Chariots. Ming Lai earned the coveted player the game award for Fukuoka SoftBank. Lai, the winner, moves to 1-0. He threw 6 innings of 2-hit ball, while fanning 8 and giving up no walks. Takuro Suzuki earned the save for Fukuoka SoftBank, his 1st of the year.

It could have been a different outcome for Fukuoka SoftBank, had it not been for Kaiji Nagata, the top prospect . Nagata contributed a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put Fukuoka SoftBank up, 5-0.

Saitama Seibu manager Lawrence Roberts called the blowout loss "a real stinker."
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORES SAITAMA SEIBU BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Nagata SS 5 2 2 4 0 0 1 .400 2 4
H. Ishibashi DH 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 .000 0 0
K. Yano CF 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .333 0 1
K. Pak 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .200 0 1
   a-K. Ogawa 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Nishimura 2B 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 .750 0 1
   b-H. Nakatani 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Kawata RF 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 .500 0 1
T. Tanigawa 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .000 0 0
G. Knish LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .200 0 1
K. Hirai C 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 .250 0 1
Totals 38 10 11 10 7 13 16      
a - K. Ogawa substituted for K. Pak in the 8th
b - H. Nakatani substituted for S. Nishimura in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yano (1, 8th Inning off A. Yamauchi, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Kawata (1, 7th Inning off A. Yamauchi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Nagata 2 (2, 2nd Inning off J. Utting, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off A. Yamauchi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Pak , G. Knish , S. Nishimura 3 , K. Nagata 8 , K. Yano 2 , S. Kawata 3 , K. Hirai
2-out RBI: K. Pak , G. Knish , S. Nishimura , K. Nagata 2 , K. Yano , S. Kawata , K. Hirai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tanigawa , K. Pak 2 , K. Hirai
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Yano (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pak-Nishimura-Tanigawa, Nishimura-Nagata-Tanigawa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kochi CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .667 1 1
H. Tanaka 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
K. Tanaka RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Y. Fujimori DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .333 0 1
T. Shimabukuro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
J. Gates LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
H. Matsuo 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
M. Yoo C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Y. Muramoto SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2 3 8 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Kochi (1, 3rd Inning off M. Lai, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Kochi 5 , K. Tanaka , Y. Fujimori
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gates , T. Shimabukuro
GIDP: J. Gates , M. Yoo
Hit by Pitch: K. Tanaka
Team LOB: 4
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORES SAITAMA SEIBU PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Lai W (1-0) 6.0 2 1 1 0 8 1 81 54 1.50
T. Suzuki SV (1) 3.0 2 1 1 3 0 0 49 26 3.00
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lai 72
Batters Faced: M. Lai 21, T. Suzuki 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lai 4-6, T. Suzuki 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lai 81-54, T. Suzuki 49-26
WP: T. Suzuki
Hit Batsmen: M. Lai
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Utting L (0-1) 4.2 6 5 5 1 6 1 82 53 9.64
A. Yamauchi 3.0 5 5 5 4 5 1 85 51 15.00
H. Iwase 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 25 12 0.00
I. Ochiai 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Utting 37
Batters Faced: J. Utting 21, A. Yamauchi 18, H. Iwase 6, I. Ochiai 0
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Utting 4-4, A. Yamauchi 0-4, H. Iwase 0-2, I. Ochiai 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Utting 82-53, A. Yamauchi 85-51, H. Iwase 25-12, I. Ochiai 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Yamauchi 1-0 , H. Iwase 1-0 , I. Ochiai 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ming Lai
Ballpark: Field of the Chariots
Weather: Roof closed, 67 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 38956
Special Notes: RP Hidenori Iwase was injured while pitching.
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