NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
07/04/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
GAME ID: 9542 - TUESDAY, JULY 4TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saitama Seibu Lions (16-23) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 1
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (23-16) 7 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 12 12 1
Tanaka Helps Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Cruise to 12-3 Win
The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters topped the Saitama Seibu Lions, 12-3, with catcher Koji Tanaka playing a big role. Tanaka was 4 for 4 with 2 home runs and 2 singles. He scored 3 times and drove in 5 for the Fighters in the win. The win was credited to Yoneo Saito in relief. His record improves to 6-0. Gohta Yokota took the loss. The Fighters bumped their record to 23-16 with this latest triumph.

Wang Che, who is rated as the 41st best prospect by BNN, chipped in for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham with a grand slam home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 RBI.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Che.
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 1 1 0 0 3 .265 4 11
H. Tanaka 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .220 5 20
R. Hata RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .265 1 5
Y. Fujimori DH 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .287 9 28
T. Shimabukuro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .240 7 18
J. Gates LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .276 6 17
H. Matsuo 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .215 4 19
Y. Muramoto SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .212 3 16
T. DeMoss C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .192 1 1
Totals 34 3 7 3 2 13 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hata (2, 6th Inning off Y. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Matsuo (7, 7th Inning off Y. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) Y. Fujimori (9, 8th Inning off Y. Saito, 0 on, 2 outs) T. DeMoss (1, 3rd Inning off J. Stanhope, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gates (6, 9th Inning off Y. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) Y. Fujimori (9, 4th Inning off J. Stanhope, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hata 2 , J. Gates 4 , A. Kochi , H. Matsuo 2 , Y. Fujimori 6 , T. DeMoss 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hata , J. Gates , A. Kochi , T. Shimabukuro , Y. Fujimori
GIDP: J. Gates
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kochi (9)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Shimabukuro (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Tanaka-Muramoto-Shimabukuro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Chung 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .205 2 11
I. Endo DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .287 9 23
T. Kato RF 5 1 0 1 0 3 4 .374 17 51
   b-R. Shields RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 1 4
I. Shintani 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 .316 6 24
Z. Chuang 3B 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 .327 7 22
Y. Noda CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .293 8 29
K. Tanaka C 4 3 4 5 0 0 0 .380 6 23
   c-J. Nakata C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 3 7
K. Kawamura SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .214 5 12
   a-H. Kim SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
W. Che LF 3 1 2 4 1 0 0 .267 3 20
Totals 35 12 12 12 6 9 15      
a - H. Kim substituted for K. Kawamura in the 8th
b - R. Shields substituted for T. Kato in the 9th
c - J. Nakata substituted for K. Tanaka in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Endo (4, 1st Inning off G. Yokota, 1 on, 0 outs) Z. Chuang 3 (10, 1st Inning off G. Yokota, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off T. Yamaguchi, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off T. Yamaguchi, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Tanaka 2 (6, 2nd Inning off G. Yokota, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Yamaguchi, 1 on, 2 outs) W. Che (3, 1st Inning off G. Yokota, 3 on, 2 outs) I. Shintani (6, 1st Inning off G. Yokota, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Tanaka 10 , W. Che 5 , I. Endo 2 , Z. Chuang 7 , I. Shintani 4
2-out RBI: , K. Tanaka 2 , W. Che
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kato
GIDP: K. Kawamura
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Che (7)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Kawamura (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Stanhope-Kawamura-Shintani)
SAITAMA SEIBU PITCHING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
G. Yokota L (0-3) 3.1 7 10 9 4 3 3 82 44 6.86
T. Yamaguchi 2.2 5 2 2 2 3 1 67 40 11.02
I. Ochiai 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 11 3.92
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Yokota 5
Batters Faced: G. Yokota 22, T. Yamaguchi 14, I. Ochiai 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Yokota 5-2, T. Yamaguchi 3-1, I. Ochiai 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Yokota 82-44, T. Yamaguchi 67-40, I. Ochiai 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Yamaguchi 1-1 , I. Ochiai 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Stanhope 4.2 3 2 2 2 7 1 80 50 8.05
Y. Saito W (6-0) 4.1 4 1 1 0 6 1 71 45 7.36
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stanhope 55
Batters Faced: J. Stanhope 19, Y. Saito 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stanhope 3-3, Y. Saito 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stanhope 80-50, Y. Saito 71-45
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Saito 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Koji Tanaka
Ballpark: Ballpark of Hakui College
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 36931
Special Notes: Zhong-shu Chuang ties the PL regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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