NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
05/30/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
GAME ID: 9452 - TUESDAY, MAY 30TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saitama Seibu Lions (2-7) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 1
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (6-3) 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 X 8 8 1
Fighters Continue Hot Start to Season With Win
Takahiro Kato led Hokkaido Nippon-Ham to a win over Saitama Seibu. The final score was 8-4. The left fielder collected 2 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 1 double. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham reliever Ho-win Pian picked up the win to move to 1-0. Matt Todd suffered the loss. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, now 6-3, has played well in the early going.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham took a 6-4 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning. With one out, first baseman Ikumasa Shintani hit a 3-run home run that set the crowd abuzz.

"We came out aggressive," said Fighters manager Franck Marion. "We came out swinging the bats."
SAITAMA SEIBU BATTING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kochi CF 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 .324 2 3
H. Tanaka 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .211 1 8
K. Tanaka RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357 2 4
   a-R. Hata RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 .500 0 0
Y. Fujimori DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .303 3 10
T. Shimabukuro 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .194 1 2
J. Gates LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .214 1 4
H. Matsuo 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .114 0 8
Y. Muramoto SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .179 0 1
T. DeMoss C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4 5 9 23      
a - R. Hata substituted for K. Tanaka in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Fujimori (1, 3rd Inning off T. Tojo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gates , T. Shimabukuro , Y. Muramoto 2 , K. Tanaka , H. Tanaka 2 , H. Matsuo , Y. Fujimori 2 , R. Hata 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gates , H. Matsuo , T. DeMoss
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Hata (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gates (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Tanaka-Muramoto-Shimabukuro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Shintani 1B 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .333 2 8
I. Endo DH 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .333 3 8
   b-Z. Matsumoto DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2
T. Kato RF 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .200 2 10
Z. Chuang 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .289 1 5
Y. Noda CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .361 2 12
K. Kawamura SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .200 0 1
W. Che LF 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .278 0 2
A. Djajadiningrat C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 1 2
K. Chung 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .211 0 0
   a-R. Shields PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-J. Colvin 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 1 1
Totals 28 8 8 8 4 5 10      
a - R. Shields pinch hit for K. Chung in the 7th
b - Z. Matsumoto substituted for I. Endo in the 7th
c - J. Colvin substituted for R. Shields in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kato (3, 6th Inning off R. Desmond, 2 on, 1 out) K. Kawamura (1, 8th Inning off K. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: Y. Noda (1, 6th Inning off K. Yamamoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kato (2, 7th Inning off J. Burns, 1 on, 1 out) I. Shintani (2, 7th Inning off M. Todd, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Che , T. Kato 6 , K. Chung , K. Kawamura 2 , Y. Noda 3 , I. Shintani 4 , R. Shields
2-out RBI: Y. Noda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kawamura
GIDP: Y. Noda
Sac Fly: Z. Chuang
Hit by Pitch: I. Endo , Z. Chuang , I. Shintani
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Che 2 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kato (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Shintani)
SAITAMA SEIBU PITCHING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Desmond 5.2 2 3 3 3 3 0 84 46 5.40
K. Yamamoto H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 8 3.00
E. Hirayama 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 3 6.75
M. Todd L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 6 5 13.50
E. Norris 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6.75
J. Burns 0.0 1 2 2 0 0 1 5 3 6.00
K. Hall 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 9 6.75
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Desmond 53
Batters Faced: R. Desmond 22, K. Yamamoto 2, E. Hirayama 1, M. Todd 3, E. Norris 1, J. Burns 1, K. Hall 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Desmond 6-6, K. Yamamoto 0-0, E. Hirayama 0-0, M. Todd 1-0, E. Norris 0-0, J. Burns 0-0, K. Hall 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Desmond 84-46, K. Yamamoto 11-8, E. Hirayama 5-3, M. Todd 6-5, E. Norris 2-2, J. Burns 5-3, K. Hall 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Yamamoto 1-1 , M. Todd 1-1 , J. Burns 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Desmond 2 , E. Norris
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Tojo 5.1 7 4 3 3 3 0 85 50 5.23
J. Cook 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 10 0.00
J. Dix 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 0.00
H. Pian W (1-0) 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 31 17 3.38
I. Yonemura SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 10 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Tojo 40
Batters Faced: T. Tojo 25, J. Cook 5, J. Dix 2, H. Pian 7, I. Yonemura 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Tojo 5-6, J. Cook 0-2, J. Dix 0-0, H. Pian 1-2, I. Yonemura 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Tojo 85-50, J. Cook 21-10, J. Dix 12-7, H. Pian 31-17, I. Yonemura 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Dix 1-0 , H. Pian 2-0 , I. Yonemura 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiro Kato
Ballpark: Ballpark of Hakui College
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 36354
Special Notes: RF Kuniaki Tanaka was injured on a defensive play. Ietsuna Endo and Erik Norris were ejected in the 7th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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