NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS
07/20/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS
GAME ID: 9589 - THURSDAY, JULY 20TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (30-23) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 8 0
Saitama Seibu Lions (23-30) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Fighters Bang Out 6-2 Win Versus Saitama Seibu
The Saitama Seibu Lions got a sterling performance from third baseman Heiichi Matsuo, but the Fighters still prevailed, 6-2. Matsuo was named the player of the game in a losing cause. He went 1 for 2 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham reliever Ho-win Pian picked up the win to move to 3-0. Justin Utting suffered the loss. The Fighters bumped their record to 30-23 with this latest triumph.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham shortstop Kunimitsu Kawamura contributed to the cause with a double in the top of the second. For the game, Kawamura went 1-1 with a double and was hit by a pitch.

Kawamura attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES SAITAMA SEIBU BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Che LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .258 4 25
Z. Chuang 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .308 9 27
T. Kato RF 5 1 1 2 0 3 2 .354 24 66
I. Shintani 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .291 6 26
   b-R. Shields PR, 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .184 1 4
Y. Noda CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .317 9 33
I. Endo DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .296 15 36
K. Kawamura SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .228 5 13
   a-H. Kim SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269 1 3
A. Djajadiningrat C 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .164 4 11
J. Colvin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .172 1 4
Totals 34 6 8 6 4 8 18      
a - H. Kim substituted for K. Kawamura in the 3rd
b - R. Shields pinch ran for I. Shintani in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Endo (6, 3rd Inning off J. Utting, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Kawamura (4, 2nd Inning off J. Utting, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kato (24, 9th Inning off M. Todd, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Colvin , A. Djajadiningrat , W. Che , T. Kato 4 , I. Endo 2 , K. Kawamura 2 , I. Shintani , H. Kim
2-out RBI: T. Kato , I. Endo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Djajadiningrat , Y. Noda
Hit by Pitch: K. Kawamura , I. Shintani
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Chuang-Colvin-Shintani, Kim-Colvin-Shintani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kochi CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 4 13
H. Tanaka 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .228 8 26
T. DeMoss C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .200 5 9
Y. Fujimori DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .289 12 36
T. Shimabukuro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .223 11 31
R. Engle LF 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .167 2 6
H. Matsuo 3B 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .211 7 26
   a-J. Cen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 2 5
   b-A. Critch 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 2
R. Hata RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .229 1 6
Y. Muramoto SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .183 4 19
Totals 27 2 3 2 7 8 7      
a - J. Cen pinch hit for H. Matsuo in the 7th
b - A. Critch substituted for J. Cen in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Matsuo (7, 5th Inning off H. Pian, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hata , H. Matsuo 4 , T. DeMoss
GIDP: T. Shimabukuro , J. Cen
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Hata (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Muramoto-Tanaka)
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES SAITAMA SEIBU PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Kim 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 7 2.56
H. Pian W (3-0) 4.1 2 2 2 3 4 1 70 38 2.87
Y. Yamasaki H (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 10 10.73
J. Dix H (12) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4 3.72
J. Fujimoto H (4) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 9 7.20
I. Yonemura 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 7 1.21
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kim 40
Batters Faced: C. Kim 3, H. Pian 16, Y. Yamasaki 4, J. Dix 2, J. Fujimoto 5, I. Yonemura 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kim 1-0, H. Pian 5-2, Y. Yamasaki 1-0, J. Dix 1-0, J. Fujimoto 3-1, I. Yonemura 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kim 16-7, H. Pian 70-38, Y. Yamasaki 17-10, J. Dix 8-4, J. Fujimoto 20-9, I. Yonemura 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Pian 2-0 , Y. Yamasaki 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Utting L (1-5) 4.0 3 3 3 3 5 0 87 49 5.98
T. Yamaguchi 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 14 8.42
E. Hirayama 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 6 3.00
M. Todd 2.1 4 3 3 1 2 1 35 21 3.94
E. Norris 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3.55
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Utting 46
Batters Faced: J. Utting 20, T. Yamaguchi 6, E. Hirayama 2, M. Todd 11, E. Norris 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Utting 2-5, T. Yamaguchi 4-2, E. Hirayama 0-0, M. Todd 2-2, E. Norris 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Utting 87-49, T. Yamaguchi 22-14, E. Hirayama 10-6, M. Todd 35-21, E. Norris 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Todd 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Utting 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Heiichi Matsuo
Ballpark: Field of the Chariots
Weather: Clear skies (89 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 33241
Special Notes: SP Chang-se Kim was injured while pitching. SS Kunimitsu Kawamura was injured being hit by a pitch.
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