NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
04/04/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAITAMA SEIBU LIONS AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
GAME ID: 9524 - MONDAY, APRIL 4TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saitama Seibu Lions (15-16) 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 7 10 1
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (15-16) 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 6 12 0
Sonoda 3-4 as Lions Squeeze Past Hokkaido Nippon-Ham
The Saitama Seibu Lions scored a 7-6 win versus the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters at Ballpark of Hakui College. Saitama Seibu designated hitter Mitsunori Sonoda nabbed top player honors in the tight contest. Dong-young Shim, credited with the win, is now 2-2. He allowed 6 runs on 10 hits in 6.1 innings. Kiichi Onishi closed the door for Saitama Seibu, picking up his 7th save of the year.

Sonoda had a game-changing home run in the top of the sixth. On a first pitch fastball from Hong-bin Tung, he banged a grand slam home run to left, giving the Lions a 7-3 lead. It was the 3rd home run of the year for Sonoda.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Saitama Seibu manager Roberto Cantú.

Saitama Seibu is 15-16 and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, with the loss, 15-16.
SAITAMA SEIBU BATTING LINESCORE HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Okawa CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .280 0 12
Y. Tomita SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .248 2 9
G. Hah 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .267 8 20
R. Price LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .189 5 19
B. Erickson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .376 5 21
Z. Baucum RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 2 19
J. Park 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .250 0 0
   a-N. Nakashima 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 3 8
M. Sonoda DH 4 2 3 4 0 1 0 .205 3 8
T. Moriguchi C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .261 2 12
Totals 36 7 10 7 1 11 8      
a - N. Nakashima substituted for J. Park in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sonoda 2 (3, 3rd Inning off H. Tung, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off H. Tung, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sonoda (3, 6th Inning off H. Tung, 3 on, 0 outs) G. Hah (8, 4th Inning off H. Tung, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Tomita , M. Sonoda 8 , Y. Okawa , G. Hah 4 , T. Moriguchi , J. Park , Z. Baucum , B. Erickson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Tomita , R. Price
Hit by Pitch: G. Hah
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Okawa (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Papandrea-Tomita-Hah)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Feldman 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .220 1 6
B. Wenzel C 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .226 0 1
T. Timmis CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .291 7 24
F. Mai LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .311 2 23
   a-T. Yoshino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 3 14
C. Choe 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .214 1 12
H. Okimoto SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .229 1 17
   b-S. Kanazawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .210 2 4
K. Yoshizawa DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .289 1 2
N. Kageyama 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .293 9 25
M. Yoshida RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .302 0 10
Totals 39 6 12 5 3 7 16      
a - T. Yoshino pinch hit for F. Mai in the 9th
b - S. Kanazawa pinch hit for H. Okimoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Yoshida (4, 4th Inning off D. Shim, 2 on, 2 outs) T. Timmis (5, 7th Inning off D. Shim, 0 on, 1 out) N. Kageyama (8, 4th Inning off D. Shim, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Okimoto 2 , M. Yoshida 3 , T. Timmis 4 , N. Kageyama 2 , S. Feldman 2 , C. Choe , B. Wenzel
2-out RBI: , M. Yoshida 2 , T. Timmis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Feldman 2 , F. Mai 2
GIDP: K. Yoshizawa
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Yoshida (4) , T. Timmis 2 (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Timmis (Moriguchi at home))
SAITAMA SEIBU PITCHING LINESCORE HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Shim W (2-2) 6.1 10 6 5 2 5 0 100 67 12.31   
K. Papandrea H (1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 13 0.00   
F. Andujar H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2.51   
K. Onishi SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 9 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Shim 34
Batters Faced: D. Shim 32, K. Papandrea 5, F. Andujar 1, K. Onishi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Shim 6-8, K. Papandrea 2-0, F. Andujar 0-1, K. Onishi 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Shim 100-67, K. Papandrea 16-13, F. Andujar 5-2, K. Onishi 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Papandrea 1-0 , F. Andujar 1-0
Balk: D. Shim
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Tung L (2-3) 5.0 10 7 7 1 7 2 100 68 4.36   
C. Ryu 4.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 49 33 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Tung 25
Batters Faced: H. Tung 26, C. Ryu 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Tung 5-2, C. Ryu 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Tung 100-68, C. Ryu 49-33
Hit Batsmen: H. Tung
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mitsunori Sonoda
Ballpark: Ballpark of Hakui College
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 37486
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