NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS
07/20/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS
GAME ID: 9592 - THURSDAY, JULY 20TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (25-28) 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 6 12 1
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (23-30) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Sugimoto, Golden Eagles Beat Hawks, 6-2
Behind a solid performance from designated hitter Kiyotaka Sugimoto, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles defeated the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, 6-2. Sugimoto was 4-5 with a home run, a triple, and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Golden Eagles. Tohoku Rakuten reliever Yukiyoshi Gushiken picked up the win to move to 3-0. Jae-hyung Cho suffered the loss. With the victory, the Golden Eagles record now stands at 25-28.

Sugimoto had a big at-bat with a runner on 1st in the top of the fifth inning, when he hit a 2-run home run. The Golden Eagles went on to win.

"I was able to barrel up some pitches," said Sugimoto.
TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORES FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Okano RF 3 2 3 1 2 0 0 .275 6 29
S. Choe 3B 5 0 1 0 0 4 4 .265 1 22
K. Sugimoto DH 5 2 4 3 0 1 1 .364 5 22
C. Nakanishi 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .223 10 29
J. Briggs CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .331 1 24
H. Mukai LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .299 6 18
R. Yukimoto C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .193 6 21
Y. Suzuki SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .292 5 25
M. Turnell 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .302 3 23
Totals 35 6 12 6 2 11 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Briggs (13, 8th Inning off T. Suzuki, 0 on, 1 out) M. Turnell (9, 9th Inning off G. Iwasaki, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Sugimoto (2, 1st Inning off J. Cho, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Sugimoto (5, 5th Inning off J. Cho, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Briggs 2 , K. Sugimoto 9 , Y. Okano 3 , H. Mukai , S. Choe , M. Turnell 2 , Y. Suzuki
2-out RBI: Y. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Nakanishi , R. Yukimoto
GIDP: R. Yukimoto
Sac Fly: C. Nakanishi
Hit by Pitch: Y. Suzuki
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Mukai (17)
CS: Y. Okano 2 (9)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Gushiken (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Turnell-Suzuki-Nakanishi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Nagata SS 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .369 23 52
P. Faeth DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .154 0 3
K. Pak 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .295 8 33
K. Yano CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 .351 7 34
T. Tanigawa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .226 8 30
H. Ishibashi RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .218 8 22
K. Hirai C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .283 2 7
G. Knish LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .324 4 19
H. Nakatani 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .157 1 4
Totals 31 2 7 1 7 11 21      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Knish (10, 2nd Inning off M. Craft, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Nagata (23, 1st Inning off M. Craft, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Pak , G. Knish 3 , H. Ishibashi , K. Nagata 4 , K. Hirai , P. Faeth
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ishibashi , K. Yano 2 , K. Hirai
GIDP: H. Nakatani
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Yano (10)
CS: K. Nagata (6)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Ishibashi (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Pak-Nakatani-Tanigawa)
TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORES FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Craft 4.0 4 2 2 4 7 1 84 46 5.88
Y. Gushiken W (3-0) 2.2 1 0 0 3 1 0 30 12 5.11
J. Cora H (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 4.35
T. Soma H (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 16 12 4.50
C. Matsuno 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 1.35
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Craft 49
Batters Faced: M. Craft 20, Y. Gushiken 10, J. Cora 1, T. Soma 4, C. Matsuno 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Craft 3-2, Y. Gushiken 1-4, J. Cora 1-0, T. Soma 0-0, C. Matsuno 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Craft 84-46, Y. Gushiken 30-12, J. Cora 4-3, T. Soma 16-12, C. Matsuno 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cora 1-0
Balk: M. Craft
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Cho L (2-6) 4.1 8 5 5 1 5 1 81 50 7.30
T. Suzuki 3.1 1 0 0 1 5 0 58 41 4.50
H. Takahashi 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 9.95
G. Iwasaki 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 19 12 7.56
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cho 31
Batters Faced: J. Cho 21, T. Suzuki 12, H. Takahashi 1, G. Iwasaki 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cho 4-3, T. Suzuki 1-2, H. Takahashi 1-0, G. Iwasaki 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cho 81-50, T. Suzuki 58-41, H. Takahashi 3-2, G. Iwasaki 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Takahashi 1-0
WP: J. Cho
Hit Batsmen: T. Suzuki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kiyotaka Sugimoto
Ballpark: Ballpark of Aomori College
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 pm EST
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 32755
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