NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHUNICHI DRAGONS AT HANSHIN TIGERS
05/26/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHUNICHI DRAGONS AT HANSHIN TIGERS
GAME ID: 9622 - FRIDAY, MAY 26TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chunichi Dragons (0-5) 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 5 11 0
Hanshin Tigers (5-0) 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 8 6 1
Kato Helps Tigers Run Win Streak to 5
Tigers third baseman Yutaka Kato put his stamp on his team's 8-5 win over the Chunichi Dragons. Kato slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 7 runs and scored twice for Hanshin in the contest. Sun Ti got the save, the 1st for him this season. The Tigers, now 5-0, have been on a roll in the early going.

Kato had a key at-bat for Hanshin early in the game. With the bases loaded, he hit a grand slam home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and gave Hanshin an early 4-0 lead.

"I still think this team has room for improvement," Kato told the Hanshin News.
CHUNICHI BATTING LINESCORES HANSHIN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Koo DH 5 2 3 0 0 2 1 .409 0 0
M. Kym 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .350 1 3
D. Dunlap 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .150 1 3
D. Adkinson RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .286 1 3
T. Epps 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .400 0 1
T. Toyoda LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .300 0 0
K. Kai C 4 1 1 2 0 3 1 .118 1 4
S. Matsuo CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .273 0 0
S. Ono SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .063 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 4 2 10 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Kym (1, 5th Inning off P. Youn, 1 on, 0 outs) S. Ono (1, 3rd Inning off P. Youn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Kai (1, 4th Inning off P. Youn, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Koo 3 , T. Toyoda , S. Matsuo , D. Adkinson , M. Kym 2 , S. Ono 2 , T. Epps , K. Kai 4 , D. Dunlap
2-out RBI: D. Adkinson , K. Kai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Matsuo , D. Adkinson , S. Ono , T. Epps 2 , D. Dunlap
Sac Fly: D. Dunlap
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Matsuo (1) , M. Kym (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kanamori DH 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .318 3 6
M. Nishida LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .250 1 1
K. Ogura RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .333 1 4
N. Kajiwara 1B 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 .211 2 6
L. Teoh 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .235 0 0
Y. Kato 3B 3 2 2 7 1 1 1 .571 2 7
E. Takahashi SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .100 1 3
K. Shiba C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .214 0 1
J. Papa CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 1 2
Totals 30 8 6 8 7 13 18      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Kanamori (2, 1st Inning off E. Purdy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Nishida (1, 5th Inning off N. Toyoda, 0 on, 1 out) Y. Kato 2 (2, 1st Inning off E. Purdy, 3 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off N. Toyoda, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Nishida 4 , S. Kanamori 2 , K. Ogura , Y. Kato 8 , K. Shiba
2-out RBI: , Y. Kato 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Nishida , S. Kanamori
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Nishida (1)
CHUNICHI PITCHING LINESCORES HANSHIN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
E. Purdy L (0-1) 4.0 3 4 4 3 5 1 81 51 9.00
N. Toyoda 0.2 2 4 4 2 0 2 21 12 54.00
B. Lyang 3.0 1 0 0 2 7 0 61 36 0.00
T. Woodral 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Purdy 42
Batters Faced: E. Purdy 18, N. Toyoda 6, B. Lyang 12, T. Woodral 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Purdy 2-5, N. Toyoda 1-1, B. Lyang 1-1, T. Woodral 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Purdy 81-51, N. Toyoda 21-12, B. Lyang 61-36, T. Woodral 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Woodral 2-0
WP: B. Lyang
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
P. Youn W (1-0) 5.1 8 3 3 0 6 1 81 56 5.06
A. Yaguchi 3.1 3 2 1 2 4 0 65 38 1.17
S. Ti SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Youn 46
Batters Faced: P. Youn 24, A. Yaguchi 15, S. Ti 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Youn 5-5, A. Yaguchi 2-4, S. Ti 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Youn 81-56, A. Yaguchi 65-38, S. Ti 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Ti 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yutaka Kato
Ballpark: Ballpark of Otofuke College
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 21042
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