NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
05/23/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
GAME ID: 9439 - TUESDAY, MAY 23RD, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ORIX Buffaloes (1-1) 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 9 1
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (1-1) 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 6 11 2
Buffaloes Prevail, 7-6, Over Tohoku Rakuten
Kiyotaka Sugimoto did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from losing, 7-6, to the ORIX Buffaloes at Sailboats Ballpark. Sugimoto was 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 3 runs. ORIX reliever Dustin Leach was the winner. His record is now 1-0. Bor-zeng Bei took the loss. Takuzo Okuyama locked down his 1st save.

Chan-u Shon aided the ORIX cause with a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth. For the game, the second baseman was 1 for 4.

In postgame comments to the ORIX Bulletin, Shon said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

With the loss, Tohoku Rakuten sinks to 1-1.
ORIX BATTING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ming CF 4 2 2 0 2 0 3 .333 0 0
H. Tokunaga 3B 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 .100 0 0
H. Suk RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .250 0 2
K. Sato DH 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .429 1 3
   a-K. Yoneda DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
S. Anderson 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .167 0 0
H. Ann LF 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 .000 0 1
W. Ito SS 3 0 1 0 2 1 4 .167 0 0
   d-D. Kwon SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Hirano C 2 0 1 1 3 1 3 .200 0 1
C. Shon 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 .167 0 1
   b-T. Fujita PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Okazaki 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 6 13 9 34      
a - K. Yoneda substituted for K. Sato in the 4th
b - T. Fujita pinch hit for C. Shon in the 8th
c - Y. Okazaki substituted for T. Fujita in the 8th
d - D. Kwon substituted for W. Ito in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Ming (1, 4th Inning off B. Bei, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Sato (1, 4th Inning off Y. Gushiken, 2 on, 1 out) H. Tokunaga (1, 1st Inning off B. Bei, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Sato (1, 3rd Inning off B. Bei, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Ito , F. Ming 3 , K. Sato 6 , H. Tokunaga 2 , H. Suk , C. Shon , T. Hirano
2-out RBI: T. Hirano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Anderson , H. Suk , C. Shon 2 , T. Hirano , K. Yoneda , T. Fujita
GIDP: H. Tokunaga
Sac Fly: H. Suk
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Tokunaga (1) , H. Ann (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Tokunaga (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Ito-Shon-Anderson)
PB: T. Hirano
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Sugimoto RF 5 3 4 1 0 0 1 .556 1 1
S. Choe 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .200 0 1
J. Briggs CF 2 1 2 2 3 0 0 .500 0 2
C. Nakanishi 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 7 .111 0 0
T. Yoshioka DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .143 0 0
M. Turnell 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .375 1 2
Y. Suzuki SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
R. Yukimoto C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
H. Mukai LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .500 0 1
Totals 37 6 11 4 3 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Briggs (1, 7th Inning off D. Leach, 1 on, 1 out) S. Choe (1, 1st Inning off S. Saruwatari, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Turnell (1, 6th Inning off D. Leach, 1 on, 0 outs) T. Yoshioka (1, 4th Inning off S. Saruwatari, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Sugimoto (1, 3rd Inning off S. Saruwatari, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Briggs 3 , K. Sugimoto 7 , H. Mukai 2 , S. Choe 2 , M. Turnell 2 , T. Yoshioka 2
2-out RBI: J. Briggs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Mukai , C. Nakanishi , T. Yoshioka
GIDP: C. Nakanishi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Mukai (2)
CS: H. Mukai (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Choe (2) , Y. Suzuki (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Suzuki-Yukimoto-Nakanishi)
ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Saruwatari 4.2 7 4 4 2 3 1 83 42 7.71
D. Leach W (1-0) 2.1 3 2 2 0 3 0 41 24 7.71
T. Okuyama SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 34 21 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saruwatari 35
Batters Faced: S. Saruwatari 21, D. Leach 11, T. Okuyama 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saruwatari 4-5, D. Leach 2-2, T. Okuyama 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saruwatari 83-42, D. Leach 41-24, T. Okuyama 34-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Leach 1-0
WP: D. Leach
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Bei L (0-1) 3.1 5 5 4 5 6 1 81 46 10.80
Y. Gushiken 1.2 3 2 2 6 1 0 52 20 10.80
T. Soma 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 0.00
J. Cora 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0.00
K. Fujita 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 16 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bei 31
Batters Faced: B. Bei 21, Y. Gushiken 15, T. Soma 5, J. Cora 1, K. Fujita 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bei 1-3, Y. Gushiken 2-2, T. Soma 3-2, J. Cora 0-0, K. Fujita 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bei 81-46, Y. Gushiken 52-20, T. Soma 15-10, J. Cora 4-0, K. Fujita 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Gushiken 2-2 , T. Soma 3-0 , K. Fujita 1-0
WP: B. Bei , K. Fujita
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kiyotaka Sugimoto
Ballpark: Sailboats Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 39135
Special Notes: 1B Keita Sato was injured while running the bases.
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