NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
07/15/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
GAME ID: 9579 - SATURDAY, JULY 15TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (22-27) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 1
ORIX Buffaloes (34-15) 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 6 9 0
Buffaloes Roll Hawks, 6-3
ORIX beat Fukuoka SoftBank on the strength of starter Hachemon Hitomi's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a 6-3 win. Hitomi picked up the win for ORIX, going 5.2 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 5-0. ORIX goes to 34-15. The win puts them 5½ games up in their division.

Scott Anderson, who is tied for 8th in the PL in extra base hits with 20, aided the ORIX cause with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, the first baseman was 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

Hitomi called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORES ORIX BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nishimura 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .260 1 10
F. Man DH 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .356 7 29
K. Nagata SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .366 21 47
K. Yano CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .358 7 33
K. Ogawa 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 2 6
T. Tanigawa 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 8 28
H. Ishibashi LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .227 8 22
M. Fukushima RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .257 2 5
   a-K. Pak PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 8 32
K. Hirai C 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .283 2 6
Totals 34 3 7 3 1 13 9      
a - K. Pak pinch hit for M. Fukushima in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Man (8, 3rd Inning off H. Hitomi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Tanigawa (3, 4th Inning off H. Hitomi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hirai (2, 8th Inning off M. Blythe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Tanigawa 3 , F. Man 2 , M. Fukushima , K. Yano 2 , K. Hirai 5
2-out RBI: F. Man
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ishibashi , K. Nagata , K. Pak
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: K. Nagata (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Nagata-Nishimura-Tanigawa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Ann LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .184 2 13
H. Bu 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .291 4 7
K. Sato DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .355 22 52
H. Suk RF 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 .208 4 14
F. Ming CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .403 9 35
S. Anderson 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .299 12 46
T. Hirano C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .232 7 30
C. Shon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .180 1 5
D. Kwon SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 1 7
Totals 32 6 9 5 3 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Sato (12, 7th Inning off K. Hayashi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Anderson (12, 1st Inning off J. Cho, 2 on, 2 outs) H. Bu (4, 7th Inning off K. Hayashi, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Hirano (7, 6th Inning off K. Hayashi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Anderson 4 , F. Ming 2 , K. Sato 2 , D. Kwon , H. Ann , C. Shon , H. Bu 4 , T. Hirano 4
2-out RBI: S. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Suk
GIDP: S. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: K. Sato
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Ann 2 (6) , C. Shon (2)
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORES ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Cho L (2-5) 4.2 4 4 0 2 5 1 80 52 7.03
K. Hayashi 1.1 4 2 2 1 0 2 25 18 10.00
G. Iwasaki 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 11 7.47
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cho 51
Batters Faced: J. Cho 22, K. Hayashi 9, G. Iwasaki 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cho 4-5, K. Hayashi 4-0, G. Iwasaki 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cho 80-52, K. Hayashi 25-18, G. Iwasaki 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hayashi 1-0 , G. Iwasaki 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Cho
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
H. Hitomi W (5-0) 5.2 5 2 2 0 7 0 90 59 1.35
M. Blythe H (3) 2.1 1 1 1 0 4 1 27 18 1.23
T. Lapp SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 14 1.13
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Hitomi 58
Batters Faced: H. Hitomi 22, M. Blythe 8, T. Lapp 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Hitomi 5-5, M. Blythe 3-0, T. Lapp 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Hitomi 90-59, M. Blythe 27-18, T. Lapp 26-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Blythe 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hachemon Hitomi
Ballpark: Sea Hawks Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 17 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 35511
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