NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOMIURI GIANTS AT HIROSHIMA TOYO CARP
05/31/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOMIURI GIANTS AT HIROSHIMA TOYO CARP
GAME ID: 9645 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 31ST, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yomiuri Giants (6-4) 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 8 14 0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (3-7) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 6 2
Kato Goes Off, But Giants Win
Hiroshima Toyo right fielder Yozo Kato had a good game, even if his team did not. The Carp dropped a 8-6 decision to Yomiuri at Frogs Ballpark. Kato went 3-3 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. Kenshin Kawamoto recorded his 2nd save for Yomiuri. The Carp drop to 3-7 and continue their inconsistent start to the 2034 season.

Yomiuri shortstop Akira Kaneko contributed to the cause with a single in the top of the third. For the game, Kaneko was 2 for 5 with 2 singles.

"Baseball is about momentum," said Kaneko, "and we feel we've got it in our favor after that win."
YOMIURI BATTING LINESCORES HIROSHIMA TOYO BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Deschner 1B 6 2 2 0 0 2 4 .333 0 2
X. Zhang LF 2 2 1 1 3 0 2 .156 1 3
H. Nagao DH 3 1 1 3 2 0 2 .450 4 11
G. Yen RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .310 3 5
A. Kaneko SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .205 0 4
S. Lee C 5 1 2 0 0 3 6 .300 1 4
   a-T. Mori C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
S. Kym CF 5 2 3 0 0 2 5 .231 0 0
C. Ono 3B 5 0 0 1 0 3 3 .000 0 1
H. Kato 2B 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .325 2 12
Totals 40 8 14 8 6 14 31      
a - T. Mori substituted for S. Lee in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kato (3, 5th Inning off Y. Kim, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Kym (1, 2nd Inning off T. Toda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: X. Zhang (1, 6th Inning off Y. Takizawa, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Nagao (4, 4th Inning off Y. Kim, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Deschner 2 , X. Zhang 4 , A. Kaneko 2 , H. Nagao 4 , S. Kym 5 , H. Kato 3 , S. Lee 2 , G. Yen
2-out RBI: A. Kaneko , H. Nagao , H. Kato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Deschner , X. Zhang , S. Kym 2 , S. Lee 2
GIDP: C. Deschner
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Deschner)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Kubo LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .263 1 1
J. Suyama CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .308 1 6
S. Nakano DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270 1 7
Y. Kato RF 3 3 3 4 1 0 0 .353 3 7
R. Hayashida 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 1 3
S. Takahashi 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .316 1 6
L. Ju SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ishii PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 1 1
M. Collins 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 0 0
   b-Y. Oba PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 1 2
J. Pharms C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 0 0
   c-T. Ono PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313 2 2
Totals 31 6 6 6 6 10 14      
a - T. Ishii pinch hit for L. Ju in the 9th
b - Y. Oba pinch hit for M. Collins in the 9th
c - T. Ono pinch hit for J. Pharms in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Takahashi (1, 2nd Inning off C. Xiu, 1 on, 1 out) Y. Kato 2 (3, 6th Inning off X. Geng, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off X. Geng, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Takahashi 5 , Y. Kato 9 , J. Suyama
2-out RBI: , Y. Kato 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nakano , N. Kubo
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Suyama (4)
CS: N. Kubo (1)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Kato 2 (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Ju-Takahashi-Hayashida)
YOMIURI PITCHING LINESCORES HIROSHIMA TOYO PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Xiu W (1-0) 5.1 2 2 2 4 6 1 83 45 3.48
X. Geng 2.1 3 4 4 1 2 2 40 24 7.71
T. Murakami H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0.00
K. Kawamoto SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 9 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Xiu 58
Batters Faced: C. Xiu 20, X. Geng 11, T. Murakami 1, K. Kawamoto 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Xiu 4-4, X. Geng 3-2, T. Murakami 0-0, K. Kawamoto 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Xiu 83-45, X. Geng 40-24, T. Murakami 4-3, K. Kawamoto 17-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Toda L (0-1) 3.2 5 3 3 3 8 0 81 53 4.15
Y. Kim 1.0 4 4 4 1 1 1 39 22 12.00
Y. Takizawa 3.2 4 1 1 2 5 1 62 39 4.35
W. Zha 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0.00
I. Uto 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 32.40
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Toda 42
Batters Faced: T. Toda 19, Y. Kim 8, Y. Takizawa 17, W. Zha 1, I. Uto 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Toda 2-1, Y. Kim 1-1, Y. Takizawa 2-3, W. Zha 0-0, I. Uto 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Toda 81-53, Y. Kim 39-22, Y. Takizawa 62-39, W. Zha 4-3, I. Uto 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Kim 1-1 , Y. Takizawa 1-0 , I. Uto 1-0
WP: Y. Takizawa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yozo Kato
Ballpark: Frogs Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 18627
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