NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
06/17/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
GAME ID: 9507 - SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ORIX Buffaloes (18-7) 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 9 10 0
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (14-11) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
9-2 Win by Buffaloes Continues Hot Start
ORIX right-hander Hachemon Hitomi made an effective start against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters at Ballpark of Hakui College, leading his team to a 9-2 win. Hitomi got the win, improving to 2-0. He allowed 4 hits and walked 5 over 5 innings. Hitomi allowed 2 earned runs. The Buffaloes have an impressive 18-7 record.

Takahide Hirano, who is tied for 8th in the PL in RBI with 18, aided the ORIX cause with a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth. For the game, the catcher went 1-4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2.

"I liked his command," said ORIX manager Steve Richards. "Hachemon was throwing strikes."
ORIX BATTING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ming CF 4 1 2 1 2 0 1 .440 3 11
C. Shon 2B 6 1 2 1 0 1 5 .190 1 5
K. Sato DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .363 11 27
K. Yoneda RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .294 6 18
S. Anderson 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .349 8 28
T. Kubota LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .182 0 5
W. Ito SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .349 1 5
   a-D. Kwon SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 1 5
T. Hirano C 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 .288 5 18
H. Bu 3B 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .250 2 3
Totals 38 9 10 8 8 7 18      
a - D. Kwon substituted for W. Ito in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Anderson (4, 5th Inning off Y. Saito, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: W. Ito (2, 7th Inning off Y. Saito, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Yoneda (6, 1st Inning off T. Tojo, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Sato (11, 5th Inning off Y. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Shon (1, 1st Inning off T. Tojo, 0 on, 1 out) H. Bu (2, 9th Inning off Y. Yamasaki, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Hirano (5, 4th Inning off T. Tojo, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Anderson 2 , W. Ito 3 , F. Ming 2 , K. Yoneda 4 , K. Sato 4 , C. Shon 5 , H. Bu 4 , T. Hirano 4
2-out RBI: S. Anderson , F. Ming , K. Yoneda , H. Bu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yoneda , T. Kubota , C. Shon , T. Hirano
Hit by Pitch: K. Yoneda
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Ito-Shon-Anderson, Bu-Shon-Anderson, Ito-Shon-Anderson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Noda CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .298 6 21
I. Endo DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .328 6 16
T. Kato RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .316 9 29
I. Shintani 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .309 4 15
Z. Chuang 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .317 6 19
W. Che LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .283 1 11
J. Nakata C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .313 1 2
K. Chung 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .224 2 7
H. Kim SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .200 0 1
Totals 32 2 8 2 6 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Kato (6, 5th Inning off H. Hitomi, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Nakata (2, 6th Inning off M. Blythe, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Endo (6, 1st Inning off H. Hitomi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kato 4 , I. Endo 5 , Y. Noda , Z. Chuang , J. Nakata 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kim , W. Che , I. Endo , I. Shintani
GIDP: T. Kato , I. Endo , J. Nakata
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: I. Shintani (3)
ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
H. Hitomi W (2-0) 5.0 4 2 2 5 3 1 80 43 1.82
M. Blythe 3.1 3 0 0 0 4 0 61 41 0.79
T. Lapp 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 9 2.57
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Hitomi 49
Batters Faced: H. Hitomi 22, M. Blythe 12, T. Lapp 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Hitomi 5-5, M. Blythe 2-3, T. Lapp 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Hitomi 80-43, M. Blythe 61-41, T. Lapp 17-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Tojo L (1-2) 4.0 4 5 5 4 4 3 83 50 5.55
Y. Saito 3.1 3 3 3 3 2 1 79 42 6.50
Y. Yamasaki 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 1 42 23 12.79
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Tojo 34
Batters Faced: T. Tojo 20, Y. Saito 17, Y. Yamasaki 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Tojo 3-5, Y. Saito 2-6, Y. Yamasaki 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Tojo 83-50, Y. Saito 79-42, Y. Yamasaki 42-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Yamasaki 1-1
WP: Y. Saito
Hit Batsmen: Y. Yamasaki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hachemon Hitomi
Ballpark: Ballpark of Hakui College
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 37001
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