NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HIROSHIMA TOYO CARP AT YOKOHAMA BAY STARS
03/20/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HIROSHIMA TOYO CARP AT YOKOHAMA BAY STARS
GAME ID: 9672 - SUNDAY, MARCH 20TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
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Hiroshima Toyo Carp (8-12) 0 6 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 14 12 0
Yokohama Bay Stars (8-12) 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 10 15 1
Carp Outlast Bay Stars, 14-10
In a high-scoring game between Hiroshima Toyo and Yokohama, designated hitter Yoshino Kawakami was a difference-maker. The 23-year-old earned player of the game honors in the 14-10 Hiroshima Toyo win. He went 2-5 with a double and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 5. The last-place Carp improved to 8-12.

The Carp took the lead in the top of the second. With no one out, Shi-yu Cheung hit a grand slam home run off Yokohama pitcher Katsuhiko Nakao, putting Hiroshima Toyo in front, 6-0. For the game, Cheung was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Takanibu Kobayashi said.
HIROSHIMA TOYO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Tada RF 4 1 1 0 2 1 4 .321 2 8
H. Hyong 2B 5 1 1 1 1 3 2 .215 1 3
C. Li LF 3 1 2 1 3 0 0 .225 2 12
R. Escoto CF 4 2 1 0 2 1 6 .235 3 12
S. Xi 1B 5 1 0 0 1 2 6 .224 4 9
J. Chang 3B 4 3 2 1 2 2 1 .185 3 13
Y. Kawakami DH 5 2 2 5 1 1 2 .200 2 12
M. Peters C 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 .305 3 13
S. Cheung SS 4 1 2 4 1 0 1 .367 1 8
Totals 38 14 12 14 15 12 26      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Peters (2, 4th Inning off K. Sumi, 1 on, 1 out) Y. Kawakami (2, 4th Inning off P. O'Neal, 3 on, 1 out) J. Chang 2 (4, 5th Inning off E. Reid, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off E. Reid, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Li (2, 6th Inning off E. Reid, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Cheung (1, 2nd Inning off K. Nakao, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Tada , H. Hyong , C. Li 4 , M. Peters 2 , Y. Kawakami 3 , J. Chang 4 , S. Cheung 5 , R. Escoto
2-out RBI: H. Hyong , C. Li
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Tada , S. Xi , M. Peters 2 , R. Escoto 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Tada (12)
CS: S. Tada (4) , C. Li (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chang-Hyong-Xi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kahng 1B 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250 2 8
M. Kurosawa LF 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 .295 3 11
S. Fujikawa 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .272 4 16
Y. Yonamine 3B 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .203 4 10
A. Saito RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .301 3 11
H. Nishimura CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .348 2 10
K. Umemoto SS 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .600 1 2
D. Patterson DH 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .400 1 2
K. Nishimura C 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
Totals 41 10 15 10 5 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Patterson (1, 9th Inning off D. Mennie, 0 on, 1 out) A. Saito (3, 3rd Inning off H. Sugihara, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Fujikawa (3, 8th Inning off C. Zhu, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Umemoto (1, 2nd Inning off H. Sugihara, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Umemoto (1, 9th Inning off D. Mennie, 0 on, 1 out) H. Nishimura (2, 5th Inning off C. Zhu, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Patterson (1, 2nd Inning off H. Sugihara, 1 on, 0 outs) Y. Yonamine (4, 4th Inning off H. Sugihara, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Umemoto 8 , K. Nishimura 2 , H. Nishimura 6 , D. Patterson 6 , A. Saito 2 , Y. Yonamine 5 , S. Fujikawa 2 , H. Kahng
2-out RBI: H. Nishimura , Y. Yonamine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Patterson , A. Saito 3
GIDP: H. Kahng
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: K. Umemoto (1)
PB: K. Nishimura
HIROSHIMA TOYO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Sugihara 3.2 9 7 7 2 4 2 71 45 6.85   
C. Zhu W (1-0) 3.2 3 2 2 3 3 1 58 34 8.25   
D. Mennie 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 15 9 19.29   
S. Kuboyama SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Sugihara 15
Batters Faced: H. Sugihara 22, C. Zhu 17, D. Mennie 6, S. Kuboyama 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Sugihara 1-6, C. Zhu 6-2, D. Mennie 2-1, S. Kuboyama 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Sugihara 71-45, C. Zhu 58-34, D. Mennie 15-9, S. Kuboyama 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mennie 1-0 , S. Kuboyama 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Nakao L (2-1) 1.0 1 6 6 7 1 1 51 22 4.81   
P. O'Neal 2.1 4 5 5 4 3 0 59 32 27.00   
K. Sumi 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 12 5 81.00   
E. Reid 3.0 5 2 2 1 4 0 60 40 5.06   
H. Fukumitsu 2.2 1 0 0 2 4 0 40 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakao 15
Batters Faced: K. Nakao 10, P. O'Neal 15, K. Sumi 2, E. Reid 15, H. Fukumitsu 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakao 0-1, P. O'Neal 1-3, K. Sumi 0-0, E. Reid 3-2, H. Fukumitsu 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakao 51-22, P. O'Neal 59-32, K. Sumi 12-5, E. Reid 60-40, H. Fukumitsu 40-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. O'Neal 1-0 , K. Sumi 1-1 , E. Reid 2-1 , H. Fukumitsu 1-1
WP: P. O'Neal
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshino Kawakami
Ballpark: Cuckoos Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 4:21
Attendance: 28182
Special Notes: RP Kobo Sumi was injured while pitching.
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