NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
05/22/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
GAME ID: 9438 - MONDAY, MAY 22ND, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ORIX Buffaloes (0-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 2
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (1-0) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 10 3
Golden Eagles Come Back Late to Top Buffaloes
Opening day festivities have begun throughout the league. Fans of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles were eager to watch Katsumi Nakata square off against Hachemon Hitomi of the visiting ORIX Buffaloes. In the end, the Golden Eagles won the game, 3-2, with Katsumi Nakata earning player of the game honors.

Sang-your Choe was the walk-off hero for Tohoku Rakuten. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Golden Eagles third baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" Tohoku Rakuten manager David Pearson said.
ORIX BATTING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ming CF 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 .000 0 0
H. Tokunaga 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
H. Suk RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .250 0 1
K. Sato DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 0 1
S. Anderson 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-T. Kubota PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Ann LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
W. Ito SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .000 0 0
   f-D. Kwon SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Hirano C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   d-K. Yoneda PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   e-M. Tada C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Shon 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Fujita PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Okazaki 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 3 2 4 13 18      
a - T. Kubota pinch hit for S. Anderson in the 7th
b - T. Fujita pinch hit for C. Shon in the 8th
c - Y. Okazaki substituted for T. Fujita in the 8th
d - K. Yoneda pinch hit for T. Hirano in the 9th
e - M. Tada substituted for K. Yoneda in the 9th
f - D. Kwon substituted for W. Ito in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Anderson , K. Sato , H. Suk
2-out RBI: H. Suk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ann , Y. Okazaki
Sac Bunt: H. Ann
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: H. Tokunaga (1) , H. Ann (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Ito-Shon-Anderson, Ito-Shon-Anderson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Sugimoto RF, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .250 0 0
S. Choe 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .200 0 1
J. Briggs CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
C. Nakanishi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
   c-K. Kobayashi PR, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Yoshioka DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
R. Yukimoto C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
M. Turnell 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 4 .500 1 1
Y. Suzuki SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
   a-F. Takamatsu PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Miyata SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-Y. Okano PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Mukai LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .500 0 1
Totals 35 3 10 3 3 9 20      
a - F. Takamatsu pinch hit for Y. Suzuki in the 7th
b - M. Miyata substituted for F. Takamatsu in the 8th
c - K. Kobayashi pinch ran for C. Nakanishi in the 8th
d - Y. Okano pinch hit for M. Miyata in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: M. Turnell (1, 5th Inning off H. Hitomi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Turnell (1, 9th Inning off T. Lapp, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Briggs , K. Sugimoto , R. Yukimoto 2 , H. Mukai 2 , C. Nakanishi , S. Choe , M. Turnell 7
2-out RBI: S. Choe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Mukai , C. Nakanishi , S. Choe , M. Turnell
GIDP: S. Choe , T. Yoshioka
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Mukai (1)
CS: J. Briggs (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Choe (1) , M. Turnell 2 (2)
ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
H. Hitomi 4.2 4 1 1 2 5 0 81 52 1.93
J. Peters 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 43 29 0.00
K. Hayashi H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 0.00
T. Lapp L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 28 17 27.00
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Hitomi 55
Batters Faced: H. Hitomi 19, J. Peters 12, K. Hayashi 1, T. Lapp 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Hitomi 4-3, J. Peters 4-2, K. Hayashi 0-0, T. Lapp 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Hitomi 81-52, J. Peters 43-29, K. Hayashi 5-3, T. Lapp 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Peters 1-0 , K. Hayashi 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Nakata 5.1 2 1 0 2 6 0 86 58 0.00
T. Kunishige 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 9 0.00
J. Cora 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0.00
K. Fujita 1.2 1 1 0 0 2 0 33 20 0.00
C. Matsuno 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 8 0.00
T. Soma W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakata 66
Batters Faced: K. Nakata 20, T. Kunishige 3, J. Cora 1, K. Fujita 7, C. Matsuno 4, T. Soma 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakata 5-4, T. Kunishige 0-0, J. Cora 0-0, K. Fujita 0-3, C. Matsuno 1-0, T. Soma 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakata 86-58, T. Kunishige 17-9, J. Cora 4-3, K. Fujita 33-20, C. Matsuno 15-8, T. Soma 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cora 1-0 , K. Fujita 1-0 , T. Soma 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Katsumi Nakata
Ballpark: Sailboats Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 39040
Special Notes: CL Chotaro Matsuno was injured while pitching.
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