NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
03/13/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
GAME ID: 9467 - SUNDAY, MARCH 13TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ORIX Buffaloes (3-10) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (6-7) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 9 1
Fighters Get Past ORIX for 2-1 Win
The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters got a stellar performance from pitcher Hajime Sakai, who handcuffed the ORIX offense en route to a 2-1 win at Ballpark of Hakui College. Sakai got the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed 3 hits and walked 1 over 9 innings. Sakai allowed 1 earned run. The 4th-place Fighters have won 5 consecutive games.

Toyoshi Yoshino was the walk-off hero for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Fighters catcher hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"We squandered some opportunities," said ORIX manager John Woodroffe.
ORIX BATTING LINESCORE HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Roman SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .178 2 3
Y. Kono 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .268 3 6
C. Aan 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271 4 7
D. Chung LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 1 5
   b-Y. Matsushita PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 1 4
C. Koga RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .158 1 3
R. Hayashi CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 1 2
Y. Goto 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 1 4
   a-T. Kaneshiro 2B, SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
T. Kanda DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .184 1 2
I. Yoshioka C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .242 0 4
Totals 31 1 3 1 1 14 7      
a - T. Kaneshiro substituted for Y. Goto in the 2nd
b - Y. Matsushita pinch hit for D. Chung in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kanda (4, 3rd Inning off H. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Yoshioka , T. Kanda 2 , Y. Matsushita
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Aan , Y. Goto
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Koga (Kanazawa at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Mai LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .245 1 5
H. Okimoto SS 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 .174 1 7
T. Timmis CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .271 3 5
T. Yoshino C 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .211 1 3
N. Kageyama 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .306 6 10
S. Kanazawa DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 5 .100 1 2
S. Feldman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .158 0 0
C. Choe 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .082 0 1
M. Yoshida RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 0 6
   a-B. Wenzel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 0 1
Totals 34 2 9 2 5 8 21      
a - B. Wenzel pinch hit for M. Yoshida in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Yoshino (2, 5th Inning off K. Ikeda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Okimoto 2 , T. Timmis , S. Kanazawa , N. Kageyama , T. Yoshino 3 , F. Mai , C. Choe
2-out RBI: N. Kageyama , T. Yoshino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Kanazawa 2
Hit by Pitch: S. Kanazawa
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: S. Feldman (1)
ORIX PITCHING LINESCORE HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ikeda 7.1 6 1 1 5 5 0 128 72 4.22   
Y. Seki 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 7 7.71   
M. Yamaguchi L (0-1) 0.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 19 12 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ikeda 62
Batters Faced: K. Ikeda 33, Y. Seki 2, M. Yamaguchi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ikeda 9-7, Y. Seki 1-0, M. Yamaguchi 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ikeda 128-72, Y. Seki 8-7, M. Yamaguchi 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Seki 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Ikeda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Sakai W (1-0) 9.0 3 1 1 1 14 0 115 79 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Sakai 90
Batters Faced: H. Sakai 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Sakai 9-4
Pitches - Strikes: H. Sakai 115-79
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hajime Sakai
Ballpark: Ballpark of Hakui College
Start Time: 3:05 PM EST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 36697
Special Notes: 2B Yoshitaka Goto was injured in a collision at a base.
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