NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
06/24/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
GAME ID: 9517 - SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (12-17) 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 10 0
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (16-13) 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 8 11 0
Hawks Topple Fighters with Late Rally
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham right fielder Takahiro Kato was sensational. He was 4 for 5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once, but it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Fukuoka SoftBank beat the Fighters, 9-8. Kato was named the player of the game despite the loss. Tatsuro Tanaka nailed down his 2nd save. Fukuoka SoftBank, now 12-17, holds 5th place in the Pacific Division.

Kaiji Nagata swatted a 2-run home run for Fukuoka SoftBank in the top of the ninth. The shortstop went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 3 runs and batted in 2.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Vincent Crockett.
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Man DH 5 3 3 1 0 2 0 .386 3 9
T. Tanigawa 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .287 3 13
   a-S. Nishimura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 1 6
   b-Q. Long 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Nagata SS 4 3 2 2 0 0 1 .383 13 29
K. Pak 3B 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .295 4 22
   c-K. Ogawa 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 2 6
K. Yano CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .282 2 15
S. Kawata RF 4 0 1 2 0 3 3 .195 0 8
H. Nakatani 2B 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .172 0 3
H. Ishibashi LF 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .226 4 14
T. Kurihara C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .282 4 14
Totals 37 9 10 9 3 12 15      
a - S. Nishimura pinch hit for T. Tanigawa in the 9th
b - Q. Long substituted for S. Nishimura in the 9th
c - K. Ogawa substituted for K. Pak in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Man (4, 9th Inning off I. Yonemura, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Nagata (9, 4th Inning off T. Tojo, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Pak (4, 7th Inning off Y. Yamasaki, 0 on, 1 out) F. Man (3, 1st Inning off T. Tojo, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Nagata (13, 9th Inning off I. Yonemura, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Tanigawa , K. Pak 5 , F. Man 7 , K. Nagata 6 , K. Yano , S. Kawata
2-out RBI: H. Ishibashi , H. Nakatani , S. Kawata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yano , T. Kurihara
Hit by Pitch: K. Nagata
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nakatani-Nagata-Tanigawa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Che LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .267 1 12
Z. Chuang 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .311 7 20
   a-M. Goins 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 5
T. Kato RF 5 1 4 2 0 1 1 .353 13 38
   d-R. Shields RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3
I. Shintani 1B 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 .339 5 17
Y. Noda CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .297 7 25
I. Endo DH 4 1 1 3 1 1 4 .295 7 19
K. Tanaka C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .357 3 14
   b-J. Nakata C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 1 2
K. Kawamura SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .202 4 11
   c-H. Kim SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
J. Colvin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .175 1 4
Totals 37 8 11 8 4 11 17      
a - M. Goins substituted for Z. Chuang in the 5th
b - J. Nakata substituted for K. Tanaka in the 8th
c - H. Kim substituted for K. Kawamura in the 8th
d - R. Shields substituted for T. Kato in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kato 2 (9, 5th Inning off K. Hayashi, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off T. Nakamura, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Kato (13, 3rd Inning off J. Cho, 0 on, 0 outs) I. Endo (7, 5th Inning off K. Hayashi, 2 on, 2 outs) K. Kawamura (4, 5th Inning off T. Nakamura, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Tanaka (3, 5th Inning off K. Hayashi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Shintani 2 , W. Che , T. Kato 9 , I. Endo 4 , K. Kawamura 4 , Y. Noda , K. Tanaka 4
2-out RBI: I. Endo , K. Kawamura , Y. Noda , K. Tanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Endo 2 , Z. Chuang
GIDP: Y. Noda
Hit by Pitch: W. Che , K. Kawamura
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Kawamura (3)
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Cho 4.1 3 2 2 3 4 1 82 48 9.12
K. Hayashi 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 2 13 6 6.60
T. Nakamura 0.2 4 2 2 0 1 1 19 13 5.19
T. Tran-Dinh 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 10 0.00
H. Takahashi 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 7 0.00
Z. Qu W (1-1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 6 2.76
T. Tanaka SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 7 2.25
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cho 50
Batters Faced: J. Cho 20, K. Hayashi 5, T. Nakamura 6, T. Tran-Dinh 4, H. Takahashi 2, Z. Qu 3, T. Tanaka 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cho 5-3, K. Hayashi 1-0, T. Nakamura 0-1, T. Tran-Dinh 1-2, H. Takahashi 0-0, Z. Qu 1-0, T. Tanaka 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cho 82-48, K. Hayashi 13-6, T. Nakamura 19-13, T. Tran-Dinh 16-10, H. Takahashi 10-7, Z. Qu 10-6, T. Tanaka 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Tran-Dinh 2-0
WP: T. Nakamura
Hit Batsmen: J. Cho 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Tojo 3.2 7 6 6 3 5 1 63 36 6.75
Y. Yamasaki 2.2 1 1 1 0 4 1 36 24 11.15
J. Dix H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4.50
H. Pian H (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 14 3.22
I. Yonemura L (1-1), BS (2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 11 8 1.98
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Tojo 23
Batters Faced: T. Tojo 22, Y. Yamasaki 9, J. Dix 1, H. Pian 4, I. Yonemura 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Tojo 3-3, Y. Yamasaki 3-1, J. Dix 1-0, H. Pian 1-0, I. Yonemura 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Tojo 63-36, Y. Yamasaki 36-24, J. Dix 1-1, H. Pian 22-14, I. Yonemura 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Yamasaki 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Tojo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiro Kato
Ballpark: Ballpark of Hakui College
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 36557
Special Notes: Zhong-shu Chuang was ejected in the 5th inning for arguing a strike call.
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