NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS
07/08/2034
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NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS
GAME ID: 9554 - SATURDAY, JULY 8TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (18-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Saitama Seibu Lions (19-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 0
Lions Win in Glorious Fashion
Saitama Seibu Lions starter Ryan Desmond was in fine form against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles at Field of the Chariots, leading his team to a 2-0 win. The 5th-place Golden Eagles have lost 4 consecutive games.

Saitama Seibu won the game in the bottom of the 14th inning. With no outs and Kengo Fujita on the mound for Tohoku Rakuten, left fielder Jason Gates hit a dramatic 2-run home run, bringing Lions fans to their feet.

"Good pitching, clutch hitting," said Saitama Seibu skipper Lawrence Roberts. "I can't complain."
TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORES SAITAMA SEIBU BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Mukai LF 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 .342 6 18
S. Choe 3B 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 .278 1 20
K. Sugimoto RF 6 0 0 0 0 3 5 .296 2 6
C. Nakanishi 1B 5 0 0 0 1 4 2 .219 8 21
J. Briggs CF 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 .347 0 18
M. Turnell 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .297 3 22
   a-F. Takamatsu PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 0 0
   b-W. Ren 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 0 1
Y. Suzuki SS 5 0 1 0 1 3 2 .268 4 20
Y. Okano DH 6 0 0 0 0 5 5 .270 4 22
R. Yukimoto C 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .194 4 14
Totals 48 0 7 0 5 23 22      
a - F. Takamatsu pinch hit for M. Turnell in the 8th
b - W. Ren substituted for F. Takamatsu in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Mukai (4, 3rd Inning off R. Desmond, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Choe (12, 1st Inning off R. Desmond, 0 on, 1 out) M. Turnell (6, 6th Inning off K. Yamamoto, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Briggs (3, 14th Inning off E. Norris, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Briggs 4 , H. Mukai 2 , S. Choe 3 , M. Turnell 2 , Y. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Briggs , Y. Okano 2 , M. Turnell
GIDP: K. Sugimoto
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Mukai (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Choe-Turnell-Nakanishi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kochi CF 4 0 1 0 2 2 1 .258 4 11
H. Tanaka 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .216 6 21
R. Hata RF 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 .266 1 6
Y. Fujimori DH 4 0 1 0 2 0 3 .306 12 35
T. Shimabukuro 1B 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 .234 8 21
R. Engle LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .155 1 4
   a-J. Cen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 2 5
   c-A. Critch 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 2
   d-K. Ogasahara PH, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
H. Matsuo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .213 4 19
   b-J. Gates PH, LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .280 8 22
M. Yoo C 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .200 2 11
Y. Muramoto SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .214 3 16
Totals 44 2 8 2 7 14 23      
a - J. Cen pinch hit for R. Engle in the 9th
b - J. Gates pinch hit for H. Matsuo in the 9th
c - A. Critch substituted for J. Cen in the 10th
d - K. Ogasahara pinch hit for A. Critch in the 11th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Gates (8, 14th Inning off K. Fujita, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Yoo , A. Kochi , Y. Muramoto 2 , H. Matsuo , Y. Fujimori , J. Gates 4 , K. Ogasahara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hata , T. Shimabukuro , H. Matsuo
GIDP: H. Tanaka
Sac Bunt: H. Tanaka
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Muramoto (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ogasahara-Tanaka-Shimabukuro)
TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORES SAITAMA SEIBU PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Nakata 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 7 2.48
T. Kunishige 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 43 28 5.32
H. Suzuki 3.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 43 25 2.08
J. Cora 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 4.50
T. Soma 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 6.94
C. Matsuno 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 34 21 1.76
K. Fujita L (1-1) 3.0 3 2 2 3 3 1 46 23 3.52
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakata 45
Batters Faced: K. Nakata 3, T. Kunishige 12, H. Suzuki 12, J. Cora 1, T. Soma 3, C. Matsuno 7, K. Fujita 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakata 0-0, T. Kunishige 3-4, H. Suzuki 3-3, J. Cora 0-0, T. Soma 2-0, C. Matsuno 2-1, K. Fujita 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakata 15-7, T. Kunishige 43-28, H. Suzuki 43-25, J. Cora 6-4, T. Soma 6-5, C. Matsuno 34-21, K. Fujita 46-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Kunishige 1-0 , H. Suzuki 1-0
WP: T. Kunishige
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Desmond 5.1 4 0 0 2 7 0 84 58 4.70
K. Yamamoto 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 16 10 3.10
E. Hirayama 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2.57
M. Todd 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 33 20 2.63
M. Kubo 2.0 0 0 0 0 6 0 24 19 1.62
K. Masukawa 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 27 17 1.26
E. Norris W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 33 19 4.09
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Desmond 65
Batters Faced: R. Desmond 22, K. Yamamoto 4, E. Hirayama 1, M. Todd 6, M. Kubo 6, K. Masukawa 6, E. Norris 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Desmond 5-4, K. Yamamoto 0-0, E. Hirayama 1-0, M. Todd 2-1, M. Kubo 0-0, K. Masukawa 2-1, E. Norris 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Desmond 84-58, K. Yamamoto 16-10, E. Hirayama 5-3, M. Todd 33-20, M. Kubo 24-19, K. Masukawa 27-17, E. Norris 33-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Desmond
Ballpark: Field of the Chariots
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 15 mph
Start Time: 3:05 pm EST
Time: 4:53
Attendance: 36034
Special Notes: SP Katsumi Nakata was injured while pitching. Yoshida Okano ties the PL regular season extra-inning game record for strikeouts with 5.
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