NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS
04/09/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES AT FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS
GAME ID: 9538 - SATURDAY, APRIL 9TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (20-16) 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 7 11 0
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (17-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
Golden Eagles Throttle Hawks, 7-1
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles picked up a win at Ballpark of Aomori College, knocking off the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, 7-1. Starting pitcher Tal-hun Choi, who captured player of the game honors, was a big reason why. Eddie Thurgood was credited with the save for Tohoku Rakuten, his 1st of the season. The Golden Eagles go to 20-16, putting them second in the Pacific Division.

Hideo Kaku did his part for the Golden Eagles, producing a double in the top of the fourth inning. For the game, the designated hitter went 1-5 with a double.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Choi.
TOHOKU RAKUTEN BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Rong 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .246 3 9
J. Chi 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .316 8 24
   a-T. Okuda PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
H. Miyagawa RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .407 16 46
   b-R. Wallman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
   c-Y. Kitamura RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 1 1
H. Kaku DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .333 4 10
G. See-to C 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 .239 0 8
J. Arnott CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .278 10 27
S. Li LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .281 3 12
K. Todd SS 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .318 8 26
B. Tsou 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .300 9 27
Totals 39 7 11 6 2 12 18      
a - T. Okuda pinch hit for J. Chi in the 8th
b - R. Wallman pinch hit for H. Miyagawa in the 8th
c - Y. Kitamura substituted for R. Wallman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kaku (2, 4th Inning off R. Faulhaber, 1 on, 1 out) K. Todd (6, 7th Inning off T. Takemiya, 0 on, 1 out) Y. Rong (8, 7th Inning off T. Takemiya, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Chi , G. See-to , S. Li , H. Kaku 2 , K. Todd 3 , B. Tsou 2 , Y. Rong 3 , H. Miyagawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. See-to , H. Miyagawa , R. Wallman
Hit by Pitch: K. Todd
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Todd (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chi-Todd-Rong)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamao LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .200 2 10
B. Norris DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .234 11 19
R. Chafey RF 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 .302 9 21
S. Takasugi CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .295 10 32
S. Nishioka 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .308 7 17
   a-S. Eckhoff PH, 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269 0 6
M. Otsuji 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .145 2 3
F. Okuda 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .264 6 24
S. Thum SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .174 7 18
C. La C 4 0 1 0 0 3 4 .185 1 5
Totals 31 1 5 1 6 15 18      
a - S. Eckhoff pinch hit for S. Nishioka in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. La (3, 5th Inning off T. Choi, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Eckhoff (3, 8th Inning off E. Thurgood, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Thum (2, 2nd Inning off T. Choi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamao , C. La 2 , F. Okuda , S. Thum 3 , S. Eckhoff 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Yamao 2 , C. La , S. Nishioka , F. Okuda
GIDP: B. Norris
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Chafey (5)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Okuda (5)
TOHOKU RAKUTEN PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Choi W (1-3) 6.0 4 0 0 4 9 0 108 65 8.89   
E. Thurgood SV (1) 3.0 1 1 1 2 6 0 40 25 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Choi 69
Batters Faced: T. Choi 25, E. Thurgood 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Choi 3-5, E. Thurgood 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Choi 108-65, E. Thurgood 40-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Thurgood 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Faulhaber L (4-1) 6.0 4 2 2 0 7 0 98 57 3.25   
T. Takemiya 0.1 3 3 3 2 0 0 18 11 10.03   
K. Takahashi 1.2 4 2 2 0 3 0 31 22 11.00   
T. Hayashi 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 11 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Faulhaber 63
Batters Faced: R. Faulhaber 24, T. Takemiya 6, K. Takahashi 9, T. Hayashi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Faulhaber 4-7, T. Takemiya 1-0, K. Takahashi 1-1, T. Hayashi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Faulhaber 98-57, T. Takemiya 18-11, K. Takahashi 31-22, T. Hayashi 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Takahashi 2-0
WP: R. Faulhaber
Hit Batsmen: R. Faulhaber
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tal-hun Choi
Ballpark: Ballpark of Aomori College
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 31032
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