NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT ORIX BUFFALOES
03/18/2044
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NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT ORIX BUFFALOES
GAME ID: 9484 - FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (10-8) 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 9 17 0
ORIX Buffaloes (5-13) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 5 12 0
Kaku Lifts Golden Eagles to 9-5 Win
Golden Eagles designated hitter Hideo Kaku put his stamp on his team's 9-5 win over the ORIX Buffaloes. Kaku went 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for Tohoku Rakuten in the contest. Picking up the save was Masanori Nakamura, his 1st. The third-place Golden Eagles improved to 10-8.

In the top of the third, Tohoku Rakuten left fielder Shan-bo Li had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 3rd and two out, Li stroked a 2-run double to center. It made the score 5-0, Tohoku Rakuten. For the game, he was 3 for 4 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

In postgame comments, Kaku told the Tohoku Rakuten Chronicle: "Do people still doubt I give 100 percent?"
TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORE ORIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Rong 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .271 1 3
J. Chi 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .371 5 15
H. Miyagawa RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 5 .411 7 21
H. Kaku DH 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .250 2 5
S. Li LF 4 1 3 3 1 1 1 .310 2 8
J. Arnott CF 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .328 7 15
B. Tsou 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .254 4 10
K. Todd SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .292 4 11
J. Sakai C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .290 3 3
Totals 40 9 17 9 3 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Li (2, 3rd Inning off C. Xia, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kaku (2, 9th Inning off S. Adjeng, 1 on, 0 outs) H. Miyagawa (7, 1st Inning off C. Xia, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Arnott (7, 2nd Inning off C. Xia, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Chi 2 , S. Li 4 , H. Kaku 7 , J. Sakai , B. Tsou 2 , Y. Rong , H. Miyagawa 5 , J. Arnott 5
2-out RBI: S. Li , H. Miyagawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Todd , B. Tsou , H. Miyagawa , J. Arnott
GIDP: B. Tsou
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Chi-Todd-Rong, Chi-Todd-Rong)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Aan 1B 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .303 6 10
Y. Kono 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289 3 11
T. Kanda RF 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .232 5 9
D. Chung LF 4 1 2 1 1 2 3 .203 1 6
Y. Matsushita DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .324 1 5
R. Hayashi CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .185 2 5
A. Roman SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .177 2 4
N. Ashida 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .400 0 1
I. Yoshioka C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .239 1 5
Totals 37 5 12 5 3 10 24      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Chung (3, 3rd Inning off Q. Gui, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Aan (5, 5th Inning off Q. Gui, 0 on, 0 outs) Y. Matsushita (5, 5th Inning off Q. Gui, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Chung (1, 5th Inning off Q. Gui, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kanda 2 (5, 7th Inning off J. Stauffer, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Nakamura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Chung 5 , A. Roman , C. Aan 3 , Y. Matsushita 3 , N. Ashida 2 , T. Kanda 9
2-out RBI: D. Chung , Y. Matsushita
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Roman , C. Aan , Y. Matsushita , R. Hayashi
GIDP: Y. Matsushita , T. Kanda
Hit by Pitch: A. Roman , Y. Kono
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Roman-Ashida-Aan)
OF assists: 3 (Kanda (Tsou at 2nd base), Hayashi (Kaku at home), Chung (Todd at home))
TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORE ORIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Q. Gui W (3-0) 5.0 8 2 2 1 6 0 99 59 3.00   
J. Stauffer 2.1 3 2 2 2 3 1 50 30 4.15   
M. Nakamura SV (1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 10 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: Q. Gui 48
Batters Faced: Q. Gui 24, J. Stauffer 12, M. Nakamura 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Q. Gui 5-2, J. Stauffer 2-2, M. Nakamura 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: Q. Gui 99-59, J. Stauffer 50-30, M. Nakamura 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Nakamura 1-0
WP: Q. Gui
Hit Batsmen: Q. Gui 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Xia L (0-2) 2.2 5 5 5 1 2 2 57 38 8.56   
M. Takaki 3.1 8 2 2 2 3 0 61 38 5.79   
S. Adjeng 3.0 4 2 2 0 3 1 49 37 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Xia 25
Batters Faced: C. Xia 14, M. Takaki 17, S. Adjeng 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Xia 3-3, M. Takaki 1-3, S. Adjeng 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Xia 57-38, M. Takaki 61-38, S. Adjeng 49-37
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Takaki 1-0 , S. Adjeng 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hideo Kaku
Ballpark: Sea Hawks Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 34956
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