NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
07/17/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
GAME ID: 9584 - MONDAY, JULY 17TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (29-22) 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (23-28) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 9 0
Fighters Get One-Run Win at Tohoku Rakuten
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters starter Pete Willoughby was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, 4-3. Willoughby, the winner, moves to 2-0. He threw 5.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 7 and giving up 1 walk. The Fighters sit in second place in the Pacific Division with a record of 29-22.

Koji Tanaka, who is tied for 8th in the PL in home runs with 9, chipped in for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham with a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth. For the game, the catcher had 3 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"We did a lot of things right," said Tanaka.
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Chung 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .265 4 15
   d-J. Pursel PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1 1
W. Che LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 4 25
   b-I. Endo PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .292 15 35
I. Shintani 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .294 6 26
R. Shields RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .159 1 4
Y. Noda CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .318 9 33
K. Tanaka C 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .363 9 29
   c-J. Nakata C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 3 7
Z. Matsumoto DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .224 3 10
K. Kawamura SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 5 13
   a-H. Kim SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .250 1 2
M. Goins 3B, LF, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171 0 10
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 8 15      
a - H. Kim substituted for K. Kawamura in the 1st
b - I. Endo pinch hit for W. Che in the 7th
c - J. Nakata substituted for K. Tanaka in the 8th
d - J. Pursel pinch hit for K. Chung in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Tanaka (9, 4th Inning off R. Young, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Chung (4, 5th Inning off H. Suzuki, 0 on, 1 out) H. Kim (1, 3rd Inning off R. Young, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Tanaka 6 , K. Chung 4 , Y. Noda 2 , H. Kim 5 , I. Endo
2-out RBI: K. Tanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Shintani , R. Shields , H. Kim
GIDP: K. Tanaka
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chung-Kim-Shintani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Okano RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .253 6 27
S. Choe 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .274 1 22
K. Sugimoto DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .352 4 16
C. Nakanishi 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .227 9 27
R. Yukimoto C 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 .190 6 19
F. Takamatsu CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .184 0 0
T. Yoshioka 2B 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 .167 1 12
K. Kobayashi LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 5 9
   c-B. Deerwester PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 1 1
   d-K. Okazaki LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Y. Suzuki SS 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .292 4 21
   a-H. Mukai PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 6 18
   b-M. Miyata SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 3
Totals 35 3 9 2 4 12 20      
a - H. Mukai pinch ran for Y. Suzuki in the 7th
b - M. Miyata substituted for H. Mukai in the 8th
c - B. Deerwester pinch hit for K. Kobayashi in the 8th
d - K. Okazaki substituted for B. Deerwester in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Yoshioka (3, 6th Inning off F. Yoshimoto, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Sugimoto 2 , Y. Okano , R. Yukimoto , C. Nakanishi 2 , Y. Suzuki 2 , T. Yoshioka 2
2-out RBI: T. Yoshioka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kobayashi , B. Deerwester
GIDP: S. Choe
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Choe-Yoshioka-Nakanishi)
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
P. Willoughby W (2-0) 5.2 4 1 1 1 7 0 81 51 2.87
F. Yoshimoto 0.0 1 2 2 2 0 0 16 5 6.99
W. Mak H (6) 2.1 3 0 0 1 4 0 30 21 2.92
I. Yonemura SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 10 1.27
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Willoughby 63
Batters Faced: P. Willoughby 22, F. Yoshimoto 3, W. Mak 10, I. Yonemura 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Willoughby 6-4, F. Yoshimoto 0-0, W. Mak 1-1, I. Yonemura 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Willoughby 81-51, F. Yoshimoto 16-5, W. Mak 30-21, I. Yonemura 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Yoshimoto 1-1 , W. Mak 1-0
WP: F. Yoshimoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Young L (4-2) 4.1 3 3 3 2 5 2 81 47 4.10
H. Suzuki 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 38 21 2.16
J. Cora 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4.66
T. Kunishige 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 33 17 5.28
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Young 48
Batters Faced: R. Young 18, H. Suzuki 10, J. Cora 1, T. Kunishige 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Young 5-3, H. Suzuki 2-3, J. Cora 0-0, T. Kunishige 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Young 81-47, H. Suzuki 38-21, J. Cora 4-2, T. Kunishige 33-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cora 1-0 , T. Kunishige 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pete Willoughby
Ballpark: Sailboats Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 37829
Special Notes: SS Kunimitsu Kawamura was injured while throwing the ball.
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