NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
06/30/2034
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NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
GAME ID: 9538 - FRIDAY, JUNE 30TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (16-19) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 1
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (20-15) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 X 5 11 1
Fighters Score Late, Stun Golden Eagles, 5-3
Fans who gathered at Ballpark of Hakui College saw a good contest between the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters defeated the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, 5-3, in Pacific League action at Ballpark of Hakui College, with Hokkaido Nippon-Ham right fielder Takahiro Kato named player of the game. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham reliever Fumihiko Yoshimoto picked up the win, upping his record to 1-1. Yasuo Tagawa absorbed the loss. The save was Jonathon Dix's, his 1st.

Kato had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a full count fastball from Yasuo Tagawa, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Fighters a 5-3 lead. It was the 16th home run of the year for Kato.

"We'll pop the top on a cold one and get back to work tomorrow," Kato said.

The Fighters bumped their record to 20-15 with this latest triumph.
TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Sugimoto DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .359 2 5
S. Choe 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .273 1 18
J. Briggs CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .356 0 16
C. Nakanishi 1B 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .228 7 20
Y. Okano RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .254 4 20
H. Mukai LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .344 4 13
   a-F. Takamatsu PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 0 0
R. Yukimoto C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .195 4 13
Y. Suzuki SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .269 4 15
T. Yoshioka 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .185 1 10
Totals 31 3 5 3 5 13 9      
a - F. Takamatsu pinch hit for H. Mukai in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Sugimoto , Y. Okano , C. Nakanishi , S. Choe , T. Yoshioka
2-out RBI: C. Nakanishi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Mukai , F. Takamatsu
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Briggs (6)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Nakanishi (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Suzuki-Yoshioka-Nakanishi, Suzuki-Yoshioka-Nakanishi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kato RF 4 1 3 3 0 1 1 .380 16 48
I. Endo DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .293 9 23
Z. Chuang 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .315 7 21
I. Shintani 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .319 5 21
Y. Noda CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .306 8 28
K. Tanaka C 4 2 1 0 0 0 5 .345 3 15
W. Che LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .254 1 14
K. Kawamura SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .227 5 12
J. Colvin 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .170 1 4
   a-A. Djajadiningrat PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .224 4 9
   b-K. Chung 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 11
Totals 34 5 11 5 3 5 22      
a - A. Djajadiningrat pinch hit for J. Colvin in the 8th
b - K. Chung substituted for A. Djajadiningrat in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kato (12, 7th Inning off H. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Tanaka (4, 8th Inning off H. Suzuki, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Kato (16, 8th Inning off Y. Tagawa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Colvin , W. Che 2 , T. Kato 7 , I. Endo , Z. Chuang , I. Shintani , K. Tanaka 2 , A. Djajadiningrat
2-out RBI: , T. Kato 2 , A. Djajadiningrat
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Endo , I. Shintani , K. Tanaka
GIDP: J. Colvin , K. Tanaka
Hit by Pitch: T. Kato
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kato (3)
TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Bei 3.2 4 1 0 2 3 0 83 48 5.81
H. Suzuki 3.2 4 1 1 1 1 0 47 30 2.49
J. Cora 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 5.40
K. Fujita H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 2.55
Y. Tagawa L (0-1), BS (1) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 15 10 27.00
R. Uehara 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3.95
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bei 50
Batters Faced: B. Bei 19, H. Suzuki 14, J. Cora 1, K. Fujita 1, Y. Tagawa 2, R. Uehara 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bei 3-5, H. Suzuki 4-4, J. Cora 0-0, K. Fujita 0-0, Y. Tagawa 0-0, R. Uehara 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bei 83-48, H. Suzuki 47-30, J. Cora 2-1, K. Fujita 4-3, Y. Tagawa 15-10, R. Uehara 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Suzuki 3-0 , J. Cora 1-1 , K. Fujita 1-0 , Y. Tagawa 1-1
WP: Y. Tagawa
Hit Batsmen: B. Bei
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Tojo 3.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 40 27 5.97
Y. Saito 2.0 4 3 3 1 2 0 42 26 8.28
W. Mak 2.0 1 0 0 4 4 0 42 21 2.31
F. Yoshimoto W (1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 5.25
J. Dix SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 10 3.18
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Tojo 63
Batters Faced: T. Tojo 11, Y. Saito 11, W. Mak 10, F. Yoshimoto 1, J. Dix 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Tojo 3-4, Y. Saito 2-2, W. Mak 0-1, F. Yoshimoto 0-1, J. Dix 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Tojo 40-27, Y. Saito 42-26, W. Mak 42-21, F. Yoshimoto 5-3, J. Dix 11-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Mak 1-0 , F. Yoshimoto 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiro Kato
Ballpark: Ballpark of Hakui College
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 37265
Special Notes: RP Toshihide Tojo was injured while pitching.
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