NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS
07/19/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS
GAME ID: 9588 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 19TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (29-23) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 10 1
Saitama Seibu Lions (23-29) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 X 4 6 0
Lions Prevail, 4-3, Over Hokkaido Nippon-Ham
Saitama Seibu beat Hokkaido Nippon-Ham at Field of the Chariots, eking out a 4-3 win. The win was due in large part to third baseman Heiichi Matsuo, who earned player of the game honors. Mikiya Kubo, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 10th save. Saitama Seibu is now 23-29, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 29-23.

The game turned with one out in the bottom of the fourth when Matsuo, who is the 8th-best prospect in the Lions organization, hit a 3-run home run. It propelled the Lions into the lead, 3-0.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Matsuo.
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES SAITAMA SEIBU BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Chung 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .264 5 16
   c-J. Pursel PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 1 2
I. Endo DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .295 15 35
T. Kato RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .358 23 64
I. Shintani 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289 6 26
Z. Chuang 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .316 9 27
   a-W. Che PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 4 25
   b-M. Goins 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 0 10
Y. Noda CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .322 9 33
K. Tanaka C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .350 9 29
K. Kawamura SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .224 5 13
R. Shields LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .188 1 4
Totals 36 3 10 3 1 14 16      
a - W. Che pinch ran for Z. Chuang in the 8th
b - M. Goins substituted for W. Che in the 8th
c - J. Pursel pinch hit for K. Chung in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Shields (3, 9th Inning off M. Kubo, 1 on, 1 out) I. Endo (5, 8th Inning off M. Todd, 0 on, 0 outs) Y. Noda (6, 6th Inning off K. Yamamoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Y. Noda (2, 2nd Inning off A. Ludewig, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Chung (5, 5th Inning off A. Ludewig, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Shields 3 , T. Kato , K. Chung 4 , I. Endo 3 , K. Kawamura , Y. Noda 5 , Z. Chuang
2-out RBI: K. Chung , Z. Chuang
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tanaka , T. Kato , I. Endo , K. Kawamura
Sac Fly: J. Pursel
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: I. Shintani (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Chung-Kawamura-Shintani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kochi CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .291 4 13
H. Tanaka 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .231 8 26
T. DeMoss C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .196 5 9
Y. Fujimori DH 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .294 12 36
T. Shimabukuro 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .229 11 31
R. Engle LF 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 .169 2 6
H. Matsuo 3B 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 .207 6 24
R. Hata RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .225 1 6
Y. Muramoto SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .186 4 19
Totals 30 4 6 4 8 14 19      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Kochi (6, 3rd Inning off T. Ji, 0 on, 1 out) Y. Fujimori (13, 2nd Inning off T. Ji, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Matsuo (6, 4th Inning off T. Ji, 2 on, 1 out) T. DeMoss (5, 7th Inning off Y. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hata , A. Kochi 3 , H. Matsuo 4 , Y. Fujimori 2 , T. DeMoss 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Engle , R. Hata , A. Kochi , H. Tanaka , T. DeMoss
GIDP: T. DeMoss
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hata (2)
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES SAITAMA SEIBU PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Ji L (3-2) 3.2 4 3 3 4 8 1 81 49 4.64
Y. Saito 2.2 2 1 1 3 3 1 55 32 6.19
J. Dix 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 4.00
W. Mak 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 13 2.81
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ji 43
Batters Faced: T. Ji 18, Y. Saito 14, J. Dix 2, W. Mak 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ji 1-1, Y. Saito 0-5, J. Dix 0-1, W. Mak 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ji 81-49, Y. Saito 55-32, J. Dix 9-6, W. Mak 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Saito 1-0 , J. Dix 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Ludewig W (5-0) 5.0 5 1 1 1 7 1 80 53 1.19
K. Yamamoto H (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 11 3.33
E. Hirayama H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 3.12
M. Todd H (7) 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 20 16 3.34
M. Kubo SV (10) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 19 12 2.49
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ludewig 59
Batters Faced: A. Ludewig 21, K. Yamamoto 5, E. Hirayama 1, M. Todd 6, M. Kubo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ludewig 3-5, K. Yamamoto 1-1, E. Hirayama 0-1, M. Todd 1-0, M. Kubo 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ludewig 80-53, K. Yamamoto 16-11, E. Hirayama 7-4, M. Todd 20-16, M. Kubo 19-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Heiichi Matsuo
Ballpark: Field of the Chariots
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 33196
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