NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
07/22/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
GAME ID: 9597 - SATURDAY, JULY 22ND, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ORIX Buffaloes (36-19) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 6 7 0
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (31-24) 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 X 9 11 0
Kato Hits 2 home runs in Fighters Win
The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters stopped the ORIX Buffaloes, 9-6, at Ballpark of Hakui College. The Fighters got a big game from Takahiro Kato, who hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 6. Jamie Stanhope, who went 5.1 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 1 run on 3 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 8. His record now stands at 1-2. Isao Yonemura converted his 12th save in 14 tries.

Kato had a big at-bat with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning, when he hit a grand slam. The Fighters went on to win.

"It feels good to get this one," Kato told the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Daily.

The Fighters bumped their record to 31-24 with this latest triumph.
ORIX BATTING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Ito SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .315 3 14
H. Bu 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .253 4 10
F. Ming CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .406 12 45
K. Sato DH 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .358 23 53
H. Suk RF 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 .210 5 18
J. Chamberlain 2B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .231 0 4
R. Warkins 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .417 0 4
B. Kim LF 3 1 1 3 0 2 3 .286 1 3
M. Tada C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .091 1 3
Totals 32 6 7 6 7 12 15      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Bu (3, 8th Inning off F. Yoshimoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Ming (12, 1st Inning off J. Stanhope, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Kim (1, 7th Inning off F. Yoshimoto, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Ming 5 , B. Kim 4 , J. Chamberlain 2 , H. Bu 2 , R. Warkins
2-out RBI: F. Ming
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Tada
GIDP: W. Ito
Sac Fly: B. Kim
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bu-Chamberlain-Warkins)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Chung 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .267 5 17
Z. Chuang 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .301 10 28
T. Kato RF 4 3 3 6 1 1 0 .362 26 72
I. Shintani 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .290 7 29
Y. Noda CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .310 9 33
I. Endo DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .296 16 37
K. Tanaka C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .342 9 29
   a-J. Nakata C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 7
W. Che LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .266 4 26
H. Kim SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .267 1 3
Totals 34 9 11 9 5 7 17      
a - J. Nakata substituted for K. Tanaka in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Che (6, 4th Inning off S. Stevens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kato 2 (26, 1st Inning off S. Stevens, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off P. Ng, 3 on, 1 out) I. Shintani (7, 3rd Inning off S. Stevens, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Kim , W. Che 2 , T. Kato 9 , K. Chung 2 , I. Endo , Y. Noda , I. Shintani 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Endo , K. Tanaka
GIDP: K. Chung
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Noda (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chung-Kim-Shintani)
ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Stevens L (4-4) 4.0 7 5 5 3 3 2 82 48 6.35
P. Ng 2.0 4 4 4 1 1 1 52 33 6.06
H. Iwamoto 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 31 19 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Stevens 28
Batters Faced: S. Stevens 21, P. Ng 11, H. Iwamoto 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Stevens 5-3, P. Ng 1-4, H. Iwamoto 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Stevens 82-48, P. Ng 52-33, H. Iwamoto 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Ng 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Stanhope W (1-2) 5.1 3 1 1 2 8 1 80 52 6.40
F. Yoshimoto 2.0 4 5 5 4 1 1 54 26 8.01
W. Mak H (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 2.73
I. Yonemura SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 12 1.16
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stanhope 64
Batters Faced: J. Stanhope 20, F. Yoshimoto 14, W. Mak 2, I. Yonemura 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stanhope 2-5, F. Yoshimoto 3-2, W. Mak 0-1, I. Yonemura 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stanhope 80-52, F. Yoshimoto 54-26, W. Mak 5-4, I. Yonemura 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Mak 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiro Kato
Ballpark: Ballpark of Hakui College
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 38111
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