NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
07/24/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
GAME ID: 9599 - MONDAY, JULY 24TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ORIX Buffaloes (36-21) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 1
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (33-24) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 5 1
Fighters Nip Buffaloes, 4-3
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham right fielder Takahiro Kato had 4 ribbies while helping his team defeat the ORIX Buffaloes, 4-3. Tan Ji, the winner, improved to 4-2. He held the Buffaloes to 2 earned runs on 6 hits over 5.1 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 5. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham has a 3-game win streak, while ORIX has lost 3 in a row.

Kato contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham in the bottom of the third. With his team trailing 2-0, Kato took a fastball from Sung-your Park and stroked the home run to left. His 27th home run of the season allowed the Fighters to leap in front, 3-2.

"Baseball is about momentum," said Kato, "and we feel we've got it in our favor after that win."
ORIX BATTING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Ito SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .301 3 14
H. Bu 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .241 4 10
   d-H. Ann PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 2 14
K. Sato DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .357 24 54
H. Suk RF 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 .219 5 19
F. Ming CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .402 12 45
S. Anderson 1B 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 .291 12 48
   a-T. Kubota PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .213 1 10
T. Hirano C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .205 7 31
K. Yoneda LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .284 6 24
C. Shon 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .194 1 6
   b-T. Fujita PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 0 3
   c-J. Chamberlain 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 4
Totals 34 3 10 3 8 11 26      
a - T. Kubota pinch hit for S. Anderson in the 7th
b - T. Fujita pinch hit for C. Shon in the 8th
c - J. Chamberlain substituted for T. Fujita in the 8th
d - H. Ann pinch hit for H. Bu in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Suk (5, 7th Inning off J. Dix, 2 on, 1 out) T. Kubota (4, 8th Inning off K. Soma, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Anderson 2 , F. Ming , K. Sato 2 , H. Suk 3 , C. Shon , H. Bu , T. Kubota 2
2-out RBI: S. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Anderson , W. Ito , F. Ming , K. Sato , T. Hirano , T. Kubota
GIDP: W. Ito , F. Ming
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: S. Park (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Ito-Shon-Anderson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Chung 2B 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .267 5 17
Z. Chuang 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .298 11 30
T. Kato RF 4 1 2 4 0 2 1 .357 27 76
   b-R. Shields RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 1 4
I. Shintani 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288 8 30
Y. Noda CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313 9 34
I. Endo DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 16 38
K. Tanaka C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .344 9 29
   c-J. Nakata C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 7
W. Che LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .268 4 27
K. Kawamura SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .215 5 13
   a-H. Kim SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 3
Totals 28 4 5 4 5 9 13      
a - H. Kim substituted for K. Kawamura in the 8th
b - R. Shields substituted for T. Kato in the 9th
c - J. Nakata substituted for K. Tanaka in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Kato (27, 3rd Inning off S. Park, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Tanaka , W. Che , T. Kato 5 , Y. Noda
2-out RBI: T. Kato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Che , I. Shintani
GIDP: I. Shintani
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Che 2 (10) , K. Chung (7)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Soma (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Chuang-Chung-Shintani, Chuang-Chung-Shintani)
ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Park L (2-2) 4.0 3 4 4 4 3 1 86 47 5.45
J. Peters 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 6.04
H. Kawamura 2.1 1 0 0 1 6 0 34 24 2.13
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Park 39
Batters Faced: S. Park 19, J. Peters 5, H. Kawamura 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Park 4-5, J. Peters 3-1, H. Kawamura 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Park 86-47, J. Peters 12-7, H. Kawamura 34-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Peters 2-1
WP: S. Park
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Ji W (4-2) 5.1 6 2 2 5 5 0 80 48 4.50
H. Pian H (4) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15 10 3.03
J. Dix H (14) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3.48
K. Soma H (3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 10 5.06
W. Mak H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 18 10 2.63
I. Yonemura SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 25 16 1.11
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ji 48
Batters Faced: T. Ji 25, H. Pian 5, J. Dix 1, K. Soma 2, W. Mak 4, I. Yonemura 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ji 7-2, H. Pian 2-1, J. Dix 0-0, K. Soma 0-0, W. Mak 0-0, I. Yonemura 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ji 80-48, H. Pian 15-10, J. Dix 2-1, K. Soma 14-10, W. Mak 18-10, I. Yonemura 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Dix 2-1 , K. Soma 1-0 , W. Mak 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiro Kato
Ballpark: Ballpark of Hakui College
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 38555
Special Notes: RP Jared Peters was injured while pitching.
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