NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HANSHIN TIGERS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
03/06/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HANSHIN TIGERS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
GAME ID: 9632 - SUNDAY, MARCH 6TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hanshin Tigers (3-4) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 11 13 0
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (4-3) 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 7 11 1
Tigers Stun Swallows, 11-7
Getting a good performance from catcher George Stephens, the Hanshin Tigers defeated the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, 11-7. Stephens was 2 for 4 with a double and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Tigers. Hanshin reliever Yukio Furuta picked up the win, bumping his record to 2-0. Shigetoki Nakazawa was collared with the loss. With the loss, Tokyo Yakult sinks to 4-3.

Stephens had a game-changing double in the top of the eighth. On a first pitch fastball from Shigetoki Nakazawa, he banged a bases-clearing double to center, giving the Tigers a 9-6 lead. It was the 1st double of the year for Stephens.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Stephens said after the game.
HANSHIN BATTING LINESCORE TOKYO YAKULT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young RF 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 .179 1 5
S. Abe 2B 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .214 0 1
M. Kajiwara LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .269 0 1
H. Higashi DH 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 .200 0 1
A. Sill CF 3 3 1 0 2 1 3 .111 0 2
W. Nao 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .400 1 4
T. Shimada 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .273 1 4
H. Fujinami SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .280 0 0
G. Stephens C 4 1 2 4 1 1 0 .263 0 5
Totals 37 11 13 10 8 8 23      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Kajiwara (2, 5th Inning off M. Yamashiro, 0 on, 1 out) G. Young (1, 3rd Inning off B. Zimmer, 1 on, 0 outs) G. Stephens (1, 8th Inning off S. Nakazawa, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Abe (1, 3rd Inning off B. Zimmer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Sill , W. Nao 3 , M. Kajiwara 3 , G. Young 2 , T. Shimada 2 , G. Stephens 3 , H. Higashi , S. Abe 3
2-out RBI: G. Stephens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Sill 2 , M. Kajiwara , G. Young
GIDP: H. Fujinami 2
Sac Fly: T. Shimada
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Young (1)
CS: W. Nao (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Inoue DH 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .333 1 3
W. Castaneda CF 4 1 3 1 1 1 2 .167 0 1
D. Dittus 1B 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .300 0 2
   a-S. Cao PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   c-K. Kwag 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
E. Castro LF 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 .333 1 4
   b-S. Higgins PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   d-Y. Iwamoto LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
K. Matsuoka 2B 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .407 1 5
S. Taylor SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .083 0 2
L. Zhu RF 4 0 1 1 1 3 2 .381 0 2
K. Char 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .214 0 5
A. Kodama C 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .333 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 7 8 13 21      
a - S. Cao pinch hit for D. Dittus in the 7th
b - S. Higgins pinch ran for E. Castro in the 7th
c - K. Kwag substituted for S. Cao in the 8th
d - Y. Iwamoto substituted for S. Higgins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Castro (1, 7th Inning off S. Miyamoto, 2 on, 1 out) W. Castaneda (1, 3rd Inning off S. Miyamoto, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Kwag (1, 9th Inning off Y. Furuta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Inoue (1, 1st Inning off S. Miyamoto, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Matsuoka (1, 6th Inning off S. Miyamoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Castro 3 , W. Castaneda 4 , L. Zhu , W. Inoue 5 , K. Matsuoka 4 , S. Cao , K. Kwag 2
2-out RBI: L. Zhu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dittus , K. Char 2 , W. Castaneda , S. Taylor , K. Matsuoka
Sac Fly: D. Dittus
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Castro (1) , W. Castaneda (1) , W. Inoue (2) , S. Cao (1)
CS: W. Castaneda 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Char (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Taylor-Matsuoka-Dittus, Taylor-Matsuoka-Dittus)
HANSHIN PITCHING LINESCORE TOKYO YAKULT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Miyamoto 6.1 9 6 6 5 6 2 129 77 4.40   
Y. Furuta W (2-0) 2.1 2 1 1 3 6 0 56 27 2.08   
W. Hann SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 32.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Miyamoto 32
Batters Faced: S. Miyamoto 31, Y. Furuta 12, W. Hann 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Miyamoto 2-9, Y. Furuta 1-0, W. Hann 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Miyamoto 129-77, Y. Furuta 56-27, W. Hann 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Furuta 1-0 , W. Hann 2-0
WP: S. Miyamoto , Y. Furuta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Ishikawa 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 32 17 1.93   
B. Zimmer 1.0 3 5 5 2 0 0 19 9 22.09   
M. Yamashiro 4.1 2 0 0 1 6 0 60 34 0.00   
D. Ditlevson 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 27.00   
S. Nakazawa L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 3 3 3 2 1 0 18 10 40.50   
H. Matsuzaki 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 23 12 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Ishikawa 44
Batters Faced: N. Ishikawa 7, B. Zimmer 7, M. Yamashiro 15, D. Ditlevson 2, S. Nakazawa 7, H. Matsuzaki 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Ishikawa 0-2, B. Zimmer 2-0, M. Yamashiro 5-1, D. Ditlevson 0-1, S. Nakazawa 0-1, H. Matsuzaki 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Ishikawa 32-17, B. Zimmer 19-9, M. Yamashiro 60-34, D. Ditlevson 5-1, S. Nakazawa 18-10, H. Matsuzaki 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Zimmer 1-0 , M. Yamashiro 2-2 , D. Ditlevson 1-0 , S. Nakazawa 1-1 , H. Matsuzaki 2-0
WP: M. Yamashiro 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Stephens
Ballpark: Rebels Ballpark
Weather: Roof closed, 66 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 4:17
Attendance: 32732
Special Notes: SP Nijiya Ishikawa was injured while pitching. RF Enrique Castro was injured while running the bases.
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