NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
07/25/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS AT ORIX BUFFALOES
GAME ID: 9609 - TUESDAY, JULY 25TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saitama Seibu Lions (26-32) 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 8 14 1
ORIX Buffaloes (36-22) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 1
Lions Win at ORIX, 8-5
Takahiko Shimabukuro left his imprint on the 8-5 Saitama Seibu win against the ORIX Buffaloes. Shimabukuro, who is rated as the 63rd best prospect by BNN, went 2 for 5 with a home run, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. Akifumi Yamauchi picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 2-1. John Griffin was tagged with the loss. The first-place Buffaloes have lost 4 consecutive games.

Shimabukuro had a game-changing single in the top of the seventh. On a 2-0 fastball from Takuzo Okuyama, he banged a 2-run single to center, giving the Lions a 5-3 lead. It was the 44th hit of the year for Shimabukuro.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Shimabukuro.
SAITAMA SEIBU BATTING LINESCORES ORIX BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kochi CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .290 5 18
H. Tanaka 2B 5 2 3 1 0 2 0 .238 8 28
M. Yamashita C 5 2 1 0 0 3 3 .095 1 1
Y. Fujimori DH 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .288 12 39
T. Shimabukuro 1B 5 1 2 5 0 1 3 .227 12 36
J. Gates LF 5 1 3 1 0 2 0 .304 9 24
Y. Muramoto SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 4 22
R. Hata RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .260 1 8
A. Critch 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 1 2
   a-R. Engle PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .181 2 7
   b-H. Matsuo 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 7 26
Totals 39 8 14 8 3 10 13      
a - R. Engle pinch hit for A. Critch in the 7th
b - H. Matsuo substituted for R. Engle in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Fujimori (16, 1st Inning off S. Saruwatari, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gates (9, 4th Inning off S. Saruwatari, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Shimabukuro (12, 9th Inning off T. Lapp, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hata 3 , J. Gates 6 , T. Shimabukuro 5 , H. Tanaka 3 , Y. Fujimori 3 , M. Yamashita
2-out RBI: , T. Shimabukuro 2 , Y. Fujimori
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Shimabukuro 2 , A. Critch
GIDP: Y. Muramoto
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hata (3)
CS: A. Kochi (7)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Muramoto (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Muramoto-Tanaka-Shimabukuro, Shimabukuro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ming CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .399 12 45
H. Bu 3B 3 1 2 2 2 1 0 .256 4 12
K. Sato DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 8 .350 24 54
H. Suk RF 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 .229 5 21
S. Anderson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286 12 48
   a-T. Kubota PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 1 10
W. Ito SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297 3 14
H. Ann LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .170 2 14
C. Shon 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .197 1 6
M. Tada C 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .081 1 4
Totals 35 5 9 5 7 7 25      
a - T. Kubota pinch hit for S. Anderson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Ming (16, 9th Inning off M. Todd, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Bu (4, 9th Inning off M. Todd, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Ito , F. Ming 2 , H. Suk 2 , H. Ann , C. Shon , H. Bu 3 , T. Kubota
2-out RBI: H. Suk , H. Bu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Anderson , K. Sato
GIDP: K. Sato
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Shon (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Bu-Shon-Anderson)
SAITAMA SEIBU PITCHING LINESCORES ORIX PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Utting 4.0 5 3 2 5 4 0 81 40 5.85
A. Yamauchi W (2-1) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 32 24 8.20
E. Hirayama 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 2.53
M. Todd H (8) 2.1 4 2 2 0 1 0 40 26 3.93
M. Kubo SV (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2.35
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Utting 41
Batters Faced: J. Utting 22, A. Yamauchi 8, E. Hirayama 1, M. Todd 10, M. Kubo 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Utting 3-4, A. Yamauchi 2-3, E. Hirayama 0-0, M. Todd 2-3, M. Kubo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Utting 81-40, A. Yamauchi 32-24, E. Hirayama 4-0, M. Todd 40-26, M. Kubo 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Yamauchi 1-0 , E. Hirayama 1-0 , M. Todd 2-0 , M. Kubo 1-0
WP: M. Todd
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Saruwatari 5.0 6 2 1 1 5 1 80 50 5.01
M. Blythe H (4) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 21 14 1.69
J. Griffin L (0-1) 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 2 5.68
T. Okuyama BS (1) 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 35 22 0.75
T. Lapp 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 17 12 2.50
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saruwatari 53
Batters Faced: S. Saruwatari 22, M. Blythe 5, J. Griffin 1, T. Okuyama 8, T. Lapp 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saruwatari 4-5, M. Blythe 1-0, J. Griffin 0-0, T. Okuyama 2-0, T. Lapp 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saruwatari 80-50, M. Blythe 21-14, J. Griffin 6-2, T. Okuyama 35-22, T. Lapp 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Griffin 1-0 , T. Okuyama 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takahiko Shimabukuro
Ballpark: Sea Hawks Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 36245
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