NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
03/20/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES
GAME ID: 9492 - SUNDAY, MARCH 20TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (9-11) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (12-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 8 1
Golden Eagles Come Back Late to Top Hawks
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles managed to get by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, 3-2, at Sailboats Ballpark. Tohoku Rakuten pitcher Richard Clark took player of the game honors. Tohoku Rakuten has now won 4 in a row.

Jian-gang Chi was the walk-off hero for Tohoku Rakuten. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Golden Eagles second baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

After the game, Tohoku Rakuten manager Gabriel McKinnes applauded the team's effort. "They busted their tails out there," he said.
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORE TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamao RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .225 1 7
B. Norris DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .262 8 13
S. Takasugi CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .230 4 15
S. Nishioka 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .324 4 10
B. Brown LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .262 4 17
   a-R. Chafey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .316 3 7
   c-I. Blagg 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
M. Otsuji 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .098 1 2
   b-N. Iijima PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   d-J. Nakayama LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
F. Okuda 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .296 3 11
S. Thum SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .125 2 6
K. Yokoyama C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .103 0 3
Totals 28 2 4 2 4 11 9      
a - R. Chafey pinch hit for B. Brown in the 9th
b - N. Iijima pinch hit for M. Otsuji in the 9th
c - I. Blagg substituted for R. Chafey in the 9th
d - J. Nakayama substituted for N. Iijima in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Nishioka (4, 1st Inning off N. Fujimoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamao , S. Nishioka 5 , F. Okuda
2-out RBI: S. Nishioka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Iijima
GIDP: B. Norris
Hit by Pitch: S. Takasugi
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Thum (2) , K. Yamao (1) , F. Okuda (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Rong 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269 2 5
   c-J. Staley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Chi 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .359 5 16
H. Miyagawa RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .407 8 24
W. Gonzales DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 5 16
K. Todd SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .319 4 13
J. Arnott CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .328 8 17
S. Li LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .281 2 8
   a-H. Kaku PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 2 5
B. Tsou 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .242 4 10
J. Sakai C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 3 3
   b-N. Hori PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 5 13      
a - H. Kaku pinch hit for S. Li in the 9th
b - N. Hori pinch hit for J. Sakai in the 9th
c - J. Staley pinch hit for Y. Rong in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Rong (4, 8th Inning off S. Arakaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Miyagawa (8, 8th Inning off S. Arakaki, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Chi , K. Todd , B. Tsou , Y. Rong 2 , H. Miyagawa 5 , H. Kaku , N. Hori
2-out RBI: J. Chi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Li , B. Tsou
Hit by Pitch: J. Chi
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Arnott (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Arnott (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Chi-Todd-Rong)
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORE TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Arakaki L (1-2) 8.1 5 3 3 3 4 1 114 74 6.20   
T. Hayashi 0.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Arakaki 62
Batters Faced: S. Arakaki 34, T. Hayashi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Arakaki 9-12, T. Hayashi 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Arakaki 114-74, T. Hayashi 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hayashi 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Arakaki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Fujimoto 2.0 2 2 0 0 5 1 32 24 5.03   
R. Clark 5.0 1 0 0 3 4 0 64 37 0.00   
M. Nakamura W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 34 19 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Fujimoto 49
Batters Faced: N. Fujimoto 9, R. Clark 16, M. Nakamura 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Fujimoto 0-1, R. Clark 6-2, M. Nakamura 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Fujimoto 32-24, R. Clark 64-37, M. Nakamura 34-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Nakamura 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Nakamura
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Richard Clark
Ballpark: Sailboats Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 36160
Special Notes: SP Noriyuki Fujimoto was injured while pitching.
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