NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS AT FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS
07/12/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS AT FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS
GAME ID: 9567 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 12TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saitama Seibu Lions (20-26) 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 8 1
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (21-25) 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 X 7 11 1
Lions Lose, 7-6, at Ballpark of Aomori College
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks eked out a 7-6 win versus the Saitama Seibu Lions at Ballpark of Aomori College. Nobody did more than center fielder Kiyoshi Yano, who captured player of the game honors. The win was credited to Tatsuro Nakamura in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Justin Utting took the loss. Futoshi Ito nailed down his 1st save.

Shinzo Nishimura, who is tied for 5th in the PL in triples with 2, helped out the Fukuoka SoftBank cause in the bottom of the sixth inning with a 2-run single. For the game, the second baseman was 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

Hawks manager Vincent Crockett wasn't all too pleased, despite the win, telling reporters that the performance highlighted some clear areas for improvement moving forward. He refused to be more specific, however. "I'm not gonna publicize our weaknesses," he said. "That stuff stays in the clubhouse."

Fukuoka SoftBank is now 21-25, Saitama Seibu 20-26.
SAITAMA SEIBU BATTING LINESCORES FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kochi CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .267 4 12
H. Tanaka 2B 4 2 2 1 0 2 3 .230 7 22
   b-A. Critch PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 2
T. DeMoss C 4 1 2 1 0 2 5 .194 2 2
   a-R. Engle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .145 2 5
Y. Fujimori DH 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .294 12 35
T. Shimabukuro 1B 4 0 1 2 1 2 3 .248 11 30
J. Gates LF 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 .274 8 23
H. Matsuo 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 8 .199 4 19
R. Hata RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .227 1 6
Y. Muramoto SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .203 4 17
Totals 34 6 8 6 8 14 28      
a - R. Engle pinch hit for T. DeMoss in the 9th
b - A. Critch pinch ran for H. Tanaka in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Shimabukuro (7, 1st Inning off L. Yen, 3 on, 1 out) H. Tanaka (6, 1st Inning off L. Yen, 1 on, 0 outs) H. Matsuo (8, 4th Inning off L. Yen, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Tanaka (7, 7th Inning off T. Nakamura, 0 on, 1 out) T. DeMoss (2, 3rd Inning off L. Yen, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Kochi 2 , T. Shimabukuro 2 , H. Tanaka 6 , H. Matsuo 2 , T. DeMoss 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hata , H. Matsuo 2 , T. DeMoss
GIDP: T. Shimabukuro
Hit by Pitch: J. Gates , H. Tanaka
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Kochi (6)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Muramoto (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nishimura 2B 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .263 1 10
F. Man DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .339 6 24
K. Nagata SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .370 21 47
K. Pak 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .286 8 32
K. Yano CF 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 .348 5 29
Q. Long 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
H. Ishibashi RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .235 7 21
G. Knish LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .341 4 19
T. Kurihara C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252 6 19
Totals 34 7 11 7 4 12 17      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Nishimura (5, 3rd Inning off J. Utting, 0 on, 1 out) K. Yano (12, 4th Inning off J. Utting, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Yano (2, 2nd Inning off J. Utting, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Nagata (21, 5th Inning off J. Utting, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Pak , G. Knish 3 , S. Nishimura 4 , K. Nagata 4 , K. Yano 5 , T. Kurihara
2-out RBI: G. Knish , S. Nishimura , K. Nagata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Man 2 , G. Knish , H. Ishibashi , K. Nagata
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Knish (6) , K. Yano (8)
CS: G. Knish (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Pak (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Nagata-Nishimura-Long)
SAITAMA SEIBU PITCHING LINESCORES FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Utting L (1-4) 5.0 7 5 5 1 9 1 86 56 5.90
K. Yamamoto 0.2 3 2 2 2 1 0 19 11 3.86
E. Hirayama 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2.45
K. Hall 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 35 19 2.79
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Utting 41
Batters Faced: J. Utting 22, K. Yamamoto 6, E. Hirayama 1, K. Hall 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Utting 2-3, K. Yamamoto 0-0, E. Hirayama 0-1, K. Hall 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Utting 86-56, K. Yamamoto 19-11, E. Hirayama 2-1, K. Hall 35-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Hirayama 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. Yen 3.1 6 4 4 2 5 1 68 38 6.48
T. Nakamura W (1-0) 3.0 2 1 1 2 5 1 59 38 6.64
J. Ripp 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2.35
H. Takahashi H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 7.94
F. Ito SV (1) 2.1 0 1 1 4 3 0 55 26 5.93
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Yen 33
Batters Faced: L. Yen 17, T. Nakamura 13, J. Ripp 1, H. Takahashi 1, F. Ito 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Yen 2-1, T. Nakamura 3-1, J. Ripp 0-0, H. Takahashi 0-0, F. Ito 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Yen 68-38, T. Nakamura 59-38, J. Ripp 3-2, H. Takahashi 5-4, F. Ito 55-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Nakamura 2-1 , J. Ripp 1-0 , H. Takahashi 2-0 , F. Ito 2-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Yen , F. Ito
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kiyoshi Yano
Ballpark: Ballpark of Aomori College
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 33625
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