NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHUNICHI DRAGONS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
05/22/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHUNICHI DRAGONS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
GAME ID: 9612 - MONDAY, MAY 22ND, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chunichi Dragons (0-1) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1-0) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Swallows Turn Back Chunichi, 4-2
Fans of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows who packed the stands for the home opener were rewarded with a Tokyo Yakult win over the visiting Chunichi Dragons, 4-2. Hidenori Tomita started for the home team against Yuji Murai. Yuji Murai earned the coveted player of the game honors. Matt Stevenson earned save number 1.

The Swallows got a big at-bat from first baseman Shinnosuke Arakaki. For the game, Arakaki went 1 for 3 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the first, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 1st home run of the season gave Tokyo Yakult a 3-0 lead.

Arakaki told a Tokyo Yakult Bulletin reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
CHUNICHI BATTING LINESCORES TOKYO YAKULT BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Koo DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .500 0 0
M. Kym 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
D. Dunlap 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
D. Adkinson RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
T. Epps 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
T. Toyoda LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
K. Kai C 4 0 1 2 0 3 1 .250 0 2
S. Matsuo CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
S. Ono SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2 1 12 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: K. Koo 2 , T. Toyoda , S. Matsuo , D. Adkinson , M. Kym , T. Epps , K. Kai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kym , S. Ono
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Kym (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Schaefer 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
I. Umeda DH 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .333 0 0
T. Miyahira C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
P. Farthing 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
S. Arakaki 1B 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .333 1 3
Y. Mori CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Sato RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
T. Sudo LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 0 1
S. Mikami SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4 1 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Miyahira (1, 1st Inning off Y. Murai, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Sato (1, 5th Inning off Y. Murai, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Arakaki (1, 1st Inning off Y. Murai, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sato 4 , T. Sudo , B. Schaefer , S. Arakaki 4 , T. Miyahira 2 , I. Umeda
2-out RBI: S. Arakaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Umeda
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Sudo (1)
CS: B. Schaefer (1)
CHUNICHI PITCHING LINESCORES TOKYO YAKULT PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
Y. Murai L (0-1) 6.1 6 4 4 0 8 1 81 56 5.68
T. Woodral 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 34 20 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Murai 53
Batters Faced: Y. Murai 24, T. Woodral 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Murai 5-5, T. Woodral 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Murai 81-56, T. Woodral 34-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
H. Tomita 4.0 7 2 2 0 5 0 82 54 4.50
M. Tamura W (1-0) 2.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 37 22 0.00
K. Wada 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.00
T. Holliday H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 13 0.00
M. Stevenson SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 7 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Tomita 45
Batters Faced: H. Tomita 18, M. Tamura 9, K. Wada 1, T. Holliday 4, M. Stevenson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Tomita 3-3, M. Tamura 2-2, K. Wada 0-0, T. Holliday 3-0, M. Stevenson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Tomita 82-54, M. Tamura 37-22, K. Wada 2-2, T. Holliday 20-13, M. Stevenson 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Holliday 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yuji Murai
Ballpark: Rebels Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 39592
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