NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS
05/01/2044
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NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORIX BUFFALOES AT FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS
GAME ID: 9597 - SUNDAY, MAY 1ST, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ORIX Buffaloes (19-37) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 6 2
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (26-30) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 10 0
Hawks Get Past ORIX for 5-4 Win
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks electrified Ballpark of Aomori College with a thrilling, walk-off win.

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks starter Motonobu Higashi pitched a strong game against the ORIX Buffaloes at Ballpark of Aomori College, leading the Hawks to a 5-4 win. The winner was Tohru Hayashi in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Yuuchi Seki took the loss.

Ben Norris was the walk-off hero for Fukuoka SoftBank. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Hawks designated hitter hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Motonobu was throwing free and easy," said Fukuoka SoftBank manager Miguel Angel Ortíz.

The 5th-place Hawks are now 26-30, the Buffaloes 19-37.
ORIX BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Matsushita DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .332 7 26
T. Kanda RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .240 16 36
C. Aan LF 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 .279 16 31
   a-D. Chung PR, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 10 37
Y. Kono 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .272 4 21
M. Ota CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .250 1 2
N. Ashida 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .248 4 19
A. Roman 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .266 6 21
   b-C. Koga PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .153 3 9
   c-S. Yang 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 0 3
T. Kaneshiro SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198 2 7
S. Nishida C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 2
Totals 32 4 6 4 2 11 11      
a - D. Chung pinch ran for C. Aan in the 8th
b - C. Koga pinch hit for A. Roman in the 9th
c - S. Yang substituted for C. Koga in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Ashida 2 (6, 4th Inning off M. Higashi, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off M. Higashi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Ota (1, 6th Inning off M. Higashi, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Kanda (16, 8th Inning off M. Higashi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ota 4 , T. Kanda 5 , Y. Matsushita , N. Ashida 4
2-out RBI: M. Ota , N. Ashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Roman 2
GIDP: Y. Kono
Hit by Pitch: C. Aan
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ota (1) , N. Ashida (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Brown LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .253 14 38
   c-K. Yokoyama PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .146 1 8
B. Norris DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .245 17 31
R. Chafey RF 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .335 16 32
S. Takasugi CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .292 14 54
S. Nishioka 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .255 13 30
F. Okuda 3B 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .224 7 29
K. Yamao 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .231 2 15
S. Thum SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .216 10 25
   a-N. Iijima PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 1
C. La C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .198 4 17
   b-S. Eckhoff PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 6
Totals 33 5 10 5 5 11 13      
a - N. Iijima pinch hit for S. Thum in the 9th
b - S. Eckhoff pinch hit for C. La in the 9th
c - K. Yokoyama pinch hit for B. Brown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Thum (8, 6th Inning off A. Peluso, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Yamao (2, 2nd Inning off A. Peluso, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Thum 2 , B. Norris , K. Yamao 4 , S. Takasugi , C. La , S. Nishioka , F. Okuda , S. Eckhoff , K. Yokoyama
2-out RBI: S. Thum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Thum , C. La
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Yamao (7) , S. Nishioka (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Okuda-Nishioka-Yamao)
ORIX PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Peluso 6.0 6 4 4 3 6 0 111 70 3.41   
H. Sievert 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 11 3.38   
Y. Seki L (0-4) 1.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 32 23 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Peluso 47
Batters Faced: A. Peluso 27, H. Sievert 4, Y. Seki 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Peluso 6-5, H. Sievert 0-0, Y. Seki 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Peluso 111-70, H. Sievert 23-11, Y. Seki 32-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Higashi 7.0 6 4 4 2 11 2 109 69 5.27   
T. Hayashi W (2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 1.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Higashi 58
Batters Faced: M. Higashi 30, T. Hayashi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Higashi 4-6, T. Hayashi 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Higashi 109-69, T. Hayashi 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hayashi 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Higashi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Motonobu Higashi
Ballpark: Ballpark of Aomori College
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 30360
Special Notes: Chong-chin Aan and Motonobu Higashi were ejected in the 8th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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