NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS
07/11/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS
GAME ID: 9563 - TUESDAY, JULY 11TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (26-19) 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 11 0
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (20-25) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 12 0
Fighters Turn Back Fukuoka SoftBank, 6-5
The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters eked out a 6-5 win versus the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at Ballpark of Aomori College. Nobody did more than right fielder Takahiro Kato, who captured player of the game honors. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham reliever Yoneo Saito got the win, raising his record to 7-0. Kazuteru Hayashi was tagged with the loss. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham's record now stands at 26-19, placing them second in the Pacific Division.

Kato had a key at-bat for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham early in the game. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 21st home run of the season and gave Hokkaido Nippon-Ham an early 2-0 lead.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Kato told the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Daily.
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Che LF 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .260 3 20
Z. Chuang 3B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .311 8 23
T. Kato RF 3 1 2 3 2 1 0 .367 21 60
   a-R. Shields RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 1 4
I. Shintani 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .311 6 26
M. Goins CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .190 0 5
I. Endo DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .297 12 29
K. Tanaka C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .369 8 26
   b-J. Nakata C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 7
K. Kawamura SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .229 5 12
   c-H. Kim SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
J. Colvin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .179 1 4
Totals 35 6 11 6 6 10 14      
a - R. Shields substituted for T. Kato in the 9th
b - J. Nakata substituted for K. Tanaka in the 9th
c - H. Kim substituted for K. Kawamura in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kato (18, 2nd Inning off J. Cho, 2 on, 1 out) I. Shintani (16, 1st Inning off J. Cho, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Tanaka (8, 5th Inning off K. Hayashi, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Kato (21, 1st Inning off J. Cho, 1 on, 1 out) Z. Chuang (8, 6th Inning off K. Hayashi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Tanaka 4 , J. Colvin , W. Che 3 , T. Kato 6 , K. Kawamura , Z. Chuang 5 , I. Shintani 2
2-out RBI: K. Tanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Goins , K. Kawamura , I. Shintani
GIDP: K. Tanaka
Sac Fly: I. Shintani
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Colvin-Kawamura-Shintani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Nagata SS 5 1 1 2 0 4 1 .373 20 45
P. Faeth DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 .147 0 3
K. Pak 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .285 8 32
K. Yano CF 4 0 3 0 1 0 2 .341 5 27
T. Tanigawa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .248 8 26
   a-F. Man PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .353 6 24
H. Ishibashi RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .241 7 21
K. Hirai C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .261 1 5
G. Knish LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .328 4 18
H. Nakatani 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .186 1 4
Totals 38 5 12 5 3 13 21      
a - F. Man pinch hit for T. Tanigawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Nagata (10, 4th Inning off J. Stanhope, 2 on, 2 outs) P. Faeth (2, 4th Inning off Y. Saito, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Ishibashi (7, 2nd Inning off J. Stanhope, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Nakatani (1, 8th Inning off J. Fujimoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Pak , H. Ishibashi 5 , H. Nakatani 5 , K. Nagata 2 , K. Yano 3 , K. Hirai 2 , P. Faeth 2
2-out RBI: H. Nakatani , K. Nagata , P. Faeth
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Tanigawa 2 , K. Pak , H. Ishibashi , K. Hirai
GIDP: H. Nakatani
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Yano (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pak-Nakatani-Tanigawa)
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Stanhope 3.2 6 4 4 3 4 1 84 50 8.34
Y. Saito W (7-0) 2.2 3 0 0 0 5 0 45 30 6.75
J. Dix 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5.40
J. Fujimoto H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 1 30 19 7.71
W. Mak H (5) 0.1 0 1 1 0 1 0 7 4 3.12
I. Yonemura SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 10 1.40
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stanhope 32
Batters Faced: J. Stanhope 19, Y. Saito 11, J. Dix 1, J. Fujimoto 5, W. Mak 1, I. Yonemura 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stanhope 5-1, Y. Saito 2-1, J. Dix 0-0, J. Fujimoto 0-3, W. Mak 0-0, I. Yonemura 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stanhope 84-50, Y. Saito 45-30, J. Dix 3-3, J. Fujimoto 30-19, W. Mak 7-4, I. Yonemura 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Saito 1-1 , J. Fujimoto 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Cho 3.2 6 4 4 4 3 1 88 49 7.77
K. Hayashi L (2-3) 1.1 5 2 2 2 0 2 40 19 9.13
Z. Qu 3.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 32 23 1.85
T. Tanaka 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 8 1.32
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cho 30
Batters Faced: J. Cho 20, K. Hayashi 10, Z. Qu 9, T. Tanaka 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cho 3-4, K. Hayashi 0-3, Z. Qu 2-2, T. Tanaka 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cho 88-49, K. Hayashi 40-19, Z. Qu 32-23, T. Tanaka 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hayashi 1-0 , Z. Qu 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiro Kato
Ballpark: Ballpark of Aomori College
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 4:13
Attendance: 33344
Special Notes: SP Juro Fujimoto was injured while pitching.
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