 | NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS AT ORIX BUFFALOES 07/16/2038 |  |  |
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 | | NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE | | SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS AT ORIX BUFFALOES | | GAME ID: 9569 - FRIDAY, JULY 16TH, 2038 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Saitama Seibu Lions (22-26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | ORIX Buffaloes (27-21) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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| Muramatsu Excels, But Lions Win | The inspired effort of ORIX right fielder Munenao Muramatsu was not enough to prevent a 8-5 loss to the Saitama Seibu Lions. Muramatsu hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Saitama Seibu is now 22-26.
Saitama Seibu used the bat of Baiko Kawano to get the win. The center fielder hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Lions ahead, 8-3. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it did its damage.
"We maximized our offense today," said Saitama Seibu skipper Jim Hill. "That makes everyone's life easier."
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| SAITAMA SEIBU BATTING LINESCORE | | ORIX BATTING LINESCORE |
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a - R. Glaser pinch hit for Y. Yoshimura in the 8th b - M. Sandler pinch hit for T. Fujioka in the 8th c - C. Matsubara pinch hit for T. Goto in the 8th d - G. Coady substituted for R. Glaser in the 8th e - D. Medwid substituted for M. Sandler in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: J. Takaoka (9, 8th Inning off D. MacDougall, 1 on, 0 outs) T. Nakamura 2 (6, 5th Inning off H. Koga, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off D. MacDougall, 0 on, 1 out) Triples: T. Nakamura (2, 3rd Inning off H. Koga, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: B. Kawano (6, 8th Inning off W. Qin, 3 on, 1 out) Total Bases: J. Takaoka 2 , B. Kawano 4 , T. Nakamura 8 , T. Fujioka Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Wada 2 , B. Kawano , T. Goto Team LOB: 7
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Howell-Fujioka-Yoshimura) |
| | BATTING Doubles: M. Muramatsu (9, 3rd Inning off C. Santoro, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: T. Jimbo (18, 7th Inning off C. Santoro, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Muramatsu 2 (15, 1st Inning off J. Moore, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off C. Santoro, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Jimbo 4 , M. Muramatsu 10 , M. Inoue Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Roach , T. Jimbo , B. Goss GIDP: B. Croy Hit by Pitch: T. Jimbo Team LOB: 4 |
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| SAITAMA SEIBU PITCHING LINESCORE | | ORIX PITCHING LINESCORE |
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| | | PITCHING Game Score: H. Koga 70 Batters Faced: H. Koga 21, D. MacDougall 12, W. Qin 4, T. Osaki 3, T. Waycaster 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Koga 3-3, D. MacDougall 0-3, W. Qin 1-0, T. Osaki 0-1, T. Waycaster 0-3 Pitches - Strikes: H. Koga 82-55, D. MacDougall 50-24, W. Qin 12-7, T. Osaki 13-6, T. Waycaster 9-5 Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Qin 3-2 |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Munenao Muramatsu Ballpark: Sea Hawks Stadium Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM EST Time: 3:38 Attendance: 39385 Special Notes: SP John Moore was injured while pitching. |
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