NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
07/07/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
GAME ID: 9556 - FRIDAY, JULY 7TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (23-18) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 9 0
ORIX Buffaloes (30-11) 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 X 7 16 1
Ming Helps Buffaloes Run Win Streak to 5
Benefiting from Fu-chi Ming's productive game, the ORIX Buffaloes downed the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 7-5. Ming went 3 for 4 with a home run and a double, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Buffaloes. Kouichi Hayashi got credit for the win, improving to 3-1. He allowed 1 run on 1 hit in 2.2 innings. The first-place Buffaloes have won 5 consecutive games.

ORIX took a 7-5 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. With one out, designated hitter Keita Sato hit a 2-run home run that set the crowd abuzz.

"This team is real focused right now," said ORIX manager Steve Richards.
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES ORIX BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Chung 2B 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .228 3 12
   a-W. Che PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 3 20
   b-J. Colvin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 1 4
I. Endo DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .302 10 26
T. Kato RF 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 .374 19 54
Y. Noda CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .299 8 30
Z. Chuang 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .313 7 22
K. Kawamura SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .216 5 12
Z. Matsumoto 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .238 3 10
R. Shields LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .182 1 4
J. Nakata C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 3 7
Totals 34 5 9 5 1 9 8      
a - W. Che pinch hit for K. Chung in the 7th
b - J. Colvin substituted for W. Che in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Kato 2 (19, 6th Inning off Y. Maekawa, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off K. Hayashi, 0 on, 1 out) K. Chung (3, 3rd Inning off Y. Maekawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kato 9 , K. Chung 4 , I. Endo , K. Kawamura 2 , Y. Noda 2
GIDP: Z. Chuang
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Noda (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chuang-Chung-Matsumoto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Ito SS 3 2 1 0 2 2 1 .346 2 11
H. Tokunaga 3B 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 .341 7 21
F. Ming CF 4 1 3 4 0 0 3 .429 9 33
K. Sato DH 4 1 1 2 1 2 4 .377 19 46
H. Suk RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .226 3 10
S. Anderson 1B 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 .308 10 39
T. Hirano C 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .256 6 28
B. Kim LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 0 0
   a-T. Kubota PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .200 0 7
C. Shon 2B 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .207 1 5
   b-T. Fujita PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133 0 2
   c-H. Bu 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 3 5
Totals 38 7 16 7 5 9 25      
a - T. Kubota pinch hit for B. Kim in the 7th
b - T. Fujita pinch hit for C. Shon in the 7th
c - H. Bu substituted for T. Fujita in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Ming (12, 6th Inning off W. Mak, 2 on, 2 outs) H. Tokunaga (7, 8th Inning off F. Yoshimoto, 1 on, 0 outs) T. Hirano (7, 7th Inning off W. Mak, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Anderson (1, 5th Inning off Y. Yamasaki, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Ming (9, 5th Inning off Y. Yamasaki, 1 on, 1 out) K. Sato (19, 8th Inning off F. Yoshimoto, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Anderson 5 , W. Ito , F. Ming 7 , K. Sato 4 , H. Tokunaga 5 , H. Suk , C. Shon , T. Hirano 3
2-out RBI: S. Anderson , F. Ming
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Sato , H. Suk 2 , C. Shon , T. Hirano , T. Kubota , T. Fujita
GIDP: B. Kim
Sac Fly: F. Ming
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: H. Tokunaga (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Tokunaga-Shon-Anderson)
PB: T. Hirano
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
F. Ohira 4.0 6 0 0 1 3 0 59 38 7.58
Y. Yamasaki 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 1 28 16 10.03
W. Mak 2.0 4 1 1 0 5 0 42 28 2.65
H. Pian 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4 2.67
J. Dix 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5.68
F. Yoshimoto L (1-2), BS (1) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 16 9 6.04
K. Soma 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 5.40
S. Osugi 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Ohira 52
Batters Faced: F. Ohira 18, Y. Yamasaki 6, W. Mak 10, H. Pian 1, J. Dix 1, F. Yoshimoto 4, K. Soma 1, S. Osugi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Ohira 5-3, Y. Yamasaki 0-1, W. Mak 0-1, H. Pian 0-0, J. Dix 0-1, F. Yoshimoto 0-1, K. Soma 0-0, S. Osugi 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Ohira 59-38, Y. Yamasaki 28-16, W. Mak 42-28, H. Pian 8-4, J. Dix 3-2, F. Yoshimoto 16-9, K. Soma 4-1, S. Osugi 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Yamasaki 1-0 , W. Mak 1-0 , H. Pian 1-0 , J. Dix 2-0 , S. Osugi 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
Y. Maekawa 5.0 6 4 4 1 5 2 81 54 3.38
M. Blythe 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 8 0.73
J. Griffin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.18
K. Hayashi W (3-1) 2.2 1 1 1 0 3 1 28 19 3.12
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Maekawa 43
Batters Faced: Y. Maekawa 21, M. Blythe 4, J. Griffin 1, K. Hayashi 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Maekawa 4-5, M. Blythe 0-1, J. Griffin 0-1, K. Hayashi 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Maekawa 81-54, M. Blythe 15-8, J. Griffin 1-1, K. Hayashi 28-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fu-chi Ming
Ballpark: Sea Hawks Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 35089
Special Notes: RP Fumito Ohira was injured while pitching. RP Katsutaka Soma was injured while pitching.
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