NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOMIURI GIANTS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
07/15/2034
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOMIURI GIANTS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
GAME ID: 9759 - SATURDAY, JULY 15TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yomiuri Giants (30-19) 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 11 0
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (25-24) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Giants Solve Swallows, 5-3
The Yomiuri Giants downed the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, 5-3, at Rebels Ballpark. The Giants were led by Hiromi Nagao, who captured player of the game honors. He was 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times. The Giants have an impressive 30-19 record.

The Giants got a big at-bat from second baseman Hiroyoshi Kato. For the game, Kato went 1-4. He drove in 2 runs. In the top of the fifth, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run single. His 57th hit of the season gave Yomiuri a 5-3 lead.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Kato.
YOMIURI BATTING LINESCORES TOKYO YAKULT BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Zhang LF 4 1 1 1 1 3 2 .294 11 38
J. Chiasson 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .244 5 17
H. Nagao DH 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .383 20 56
G. Yen RF 4 0 0 0 1 4 3 .309 20 53
Y. Hagiwara C 5 2 2 0 0 2 3 .256 3 10
H. Kato 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .306 10 45
A. Kaneko SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .212 4 27
S. Kym CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .262 1 15
C. Deschner 1B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .203 0 3
Totals 37 5 11 5 4 17 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Deschner (2, 4th Inning off H. Tomita, 0 on, 2 outs) Y. Hagiwara 2 (3, 2nd Inning off H. Tomita, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off M. Tamura, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: X. Zhang (11, 1st Inning off H. Tomita, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Nagao (20, 3rd Inning off H. Tomita, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Deschner 4 , X. Zhang 4 , A. Kaneko , H. Nagao 5 , S. Kym , H. Kato , Y. Hagiwara 4
2-out RBI: S. Kym , H. Kato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Chiasson , X. Zhang , S. Kym , Y. Hagiwara
GIDP: H. Kato
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Sudo LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .192 3 19
S. Mikami SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .175 0 0
B. Schaefer 2B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .279 6 26
P. Farthing 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .290 9 28
I. Umeda 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .298 6 18
T. Nishimura DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .250 5 15
G. Kawahara C 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .406 2 6
J. Lemons RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .240 5 16
S. Xú CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .233 1 16
Totals 34 3 10 3 3 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Mikami (2, 1st Inning off T. Khang, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nishimura , J. Lemons , S. Mikami 2 , B. Schaefer , G. Kawahara 2 , I. Umeda 2 , P. Farthing 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Xú , G. Kawahara
Hit by Pitch: S. Mikami
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Mikami (1) , B. Schaefer (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Schaefer-Mikami-Umeda)
PB: G. Kawahara
YOMIURI PITCHING LINESCORES TOKYO YAKULT PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Khang 4.1 7 3 3 2 3 0 81 43 5.36
G. Tanaka W (5-0) 3.2 3 0 0 1 3 0 50 35 6.07
K. Kawamoto SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 3.77
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Khang 38
Batters Faced: T. Khang 21, G. Tanaka 14, K. Kawamoto 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Khang 4-4, G. Tanaka 3-4, K. Kawamoto 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Khang 81-43, G. Tanaka 50-35, K. Kawamoto 9-7
Hit Batsmen: T. Khang
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
H. Tomita 4.1 6 3 3 2 5 2 82 47 8.49
M. Tamura L (4-1) 0.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 21 13 6.35
T. Holliday 3.0 2 0 0 0 7 0 50 33 5.29
H. Park 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 20 10 2.00
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Tomita 42
Batters Faced: H. Tomita 20, M. Tamura 6, T. Holliday 11, H. Park 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Tomita 5-2, M. Tamura 0-0, T. Holliday 2-0, H. Park 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Tomita 82-47, M. Tamura 21-13, T. Holliday 50-33, H. Park 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Park 1-0
WP: T. Holliday
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hiromi Nagao
Ballpark: Rebels Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 40497
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