NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
06/12/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
GAME ID: 9491 - MONDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (7-14) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
ORIX Buffaloes (15-6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 5 0
Buffaloes Get Close Win Over Hawks
In a low-scoring tilt between the ORIX Buffaloes and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Yoshito Maekawa was the difference-maker. The ORIX left-hander earned player of the game honors in the 2-1 win. Reliever Kouichi Hayashi picked up the win. His record improves to 1-0. Takuro Suzuki took the loss. The Buffaloes bumped their record to 15-6 with this latest triumph.

ORIX took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. With no one out, designated hitter Keita Sato hit a solo home run that set the crowd abuzz.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Sato said after the game.
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORES ORIX BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Nagata SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .402 11 23
F. Man DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .333 0 5
K. Pak 3B, LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .272 2 14
K. Yano CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .325 2 14
T. Tanigawa 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 2 6
   a-S. Nishimura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 1 4
   b-Q. Long 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Kawata RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .183 0 6
P. Ruschel 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .100 0 2
J. Choi C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
G. Knish LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
   c-P. Faeth PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 2
Totals 29 1 5 1 2 12 8      
a - S. Nishimura pinch hit for T. Tanigawa in the 7th
b - Q. Long substituted for S. Nishimura in the 7th
c - P. Faeth pinch hit for G. Knish in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Nagata (7, 6th Inning off Y. Maekawa, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Yano (2, 4th Inning off Y. Maekawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Pak , K. Nagata 3 , K. Yano 5
2-out RBI: K. Yano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yano
GIDP: S. Kawata
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Nagata (5)
CS: K. Yano (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ming CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .420 2 9
   a-T. Fujita CF 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .143 0 0
H. Tokunaga 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .302 4 8
K. Sato DH 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .356 9 21
K. Yoneda RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .279 4 14
T. Kubota 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .211 0 5
   e-C. Shon PR, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 4
H. Ann LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 1 8
   d-W. Ito PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .404 1 5
T. Hirano C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .250 2 13
D. Kwon SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .250 0 3
H. Bu 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 1 2
   b-B. Kim PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   c-J. Chamberlain 2B, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
Totals 29 2 5 2 4 8 20      
a - T. Fujita substituted for F. Ming in the 1st
b - B. Kim pinch ran for H. Bu in the 7th
c - J. Chamberlain substituted for B. Kim in the 8th
d - W. Ito pinch hit for H. Ann in the 8th
e - C. Shon pinch ran for T. Kubota in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Tokunaga (2, 1st Inning off M. Lai, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Sato (9, 8th Inning off T. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Ming , K. Sato 4 , H. Tokunaga 2 , H. Bu , W. Ito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hirano , H. Tokunaga , D. Kwon , T. Kubota 2
Hit by Pitch: K. Sato , T. Kubota
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Kim (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kwon-Bu-Kubota)
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORES ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Lai 2.2 2 1 1 3 2 0 63 33 2.10
T. Suzuki L (0-3) 4.2 2 1 1 0 5 1 69 41 7.98
H. Takahashi 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 9 0.00
T. Tran-Dinh 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lai 45
Batters Faced: M. Lai 13, T. Suzuki 18, H. Takahashi 3, T. Tran-Dinh 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lai 4-2, T. Suzuki 5-4, H. Takahashi 0-1, T. Tran-Dinh 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lai 63-33, T. Suzuki 69-41, H. Takahashi 19-9, T. Tran-Dinh 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Suzuki 2-0 , T. Tran-Dinh 2-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Suzuki 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
Y. Maekawa 5.2 3 1 1 1 7 1 82 55 1.04
M. Blythe 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1.13
J. Griffin 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2.70
K. Hayashi W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 13 3.29
T. Lapp SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 10 2.84
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Maekawa 65
Batters Faced: Y. Maekawa 20, M. Blythe 1, J. Griffin 1, K. Hayashi 5, T. Lapp 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Maekawa 5-4, M. Blythe 0-0, J. Griffin 0-0, K. Hayashi 0-2, T. Lapp 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Maekawa 82-55, M. Blythe 5-3, J. Griffin 3-2, K. Hayashi 19-13, T. Lapp 21-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Blythe 1-0 , K. Hayashi 1-0
WP: Y. Maekawa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshito Maekawa
Ballpark: Sea Hawks Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 34150
Special Notes: CF Fu-chi Ming was injured while running the bases. SP Ming Lai was injured while pitching.
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