NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOKOHAMA BAY STARS AT HANSHIN TIGERS
04/02/2044
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NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOKOHAMA BAY STARS AT HANSHIN TIGERS
GAME ID: 9693 - SATURDAY, APRIL 2ND, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Bay Stars (11-18) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 5 1
Hanshin Tigers (17-12) 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 11 1
Tigers Win Thriller, 5-4
The Hanshin Tigers picked up a win at Ballpark of Otofuke College, knocking off the Yokohama Bay Stars, 5-4. Starting pitcher Atori Kawakami was an essential part of his team's success. The Tigers bumped their record to 17-12 with this latest triumph.

In the bottom of the ninth, pinch hitter Chad Foster hit a solo home run to right. The home run, which was hit off of Sohichiro Nakamura, gave Hanshin a 5-4 lead.

"You get some opportunities, you better take advantage of them," said Yokohama manager Michael Younger.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE HANSHIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kahng 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .277 2 11
   a-M. Sakamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .063 0 0
   b-K. Umemoto 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 1 2
M. Kurosawa LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .248 4 15
S. Fujikawa 2B 3 0 1 2 1 1 3 .259 6 20
Y. Yonamine 3B 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .221 6 17
L. Lum SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .267 8 20
N. Kawakami DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .340 3 17
A. Saito RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 4 13
H. Nishimura CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .292 2 11
S. Hamamoto C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .225 2 12
Totals 30 4 5 4 5 9 17      
a - M. Sakamoto pinch hit for H. Kahng in the 9th
b - K. Umemoto substituted for M. Sakamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Fujikawa (5, 5th Inning off A. Kawakami, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Yonamine (6, 4th Inning off A. Kawakami, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Hamamoto , A. Saito , Y. Yonamine 4 , S. Fujikawa 2 , H. Kahng
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Kawakami , H. Nishimura , Y. Yonamine , S. Fujikawa
GIDP: S. Hamamoto , A. Saito
Sac Fly: Y. Yonamine
Hit by Pitch: M. Kurosawa , A. Saito
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Kurosawa (8)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Lum (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Lum-Fujikawa-Kahng)
OF assists: 1 (Saito (Fujinami at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Abe 2B 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .221 2 8
   a-C. Foster PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1 5
H. Fujinami SS 4 0 2 3 0 0 5 .301 1 7
A. Sill CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .227 4 16
M. Kajiwara LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .324 3 21
H. Higashi DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .255 6 18
T. Shimada 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .369 6 19
W. Nao 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .313 2 17
G. Young RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .210 1 14
G. Stephens C 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .293 0 10
Totals 33 5 11 5 3 10 17      
a - C. Foster pinch hit for S. Abe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Stephens (6, 6th Inning off K. Nakao, 0 on, 2 outs) H. Fujinami (4, 6th Inning off K. Nakao, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Fujinami (2, 1st Inning off K. Nakao, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Higashi (6, 7th Inning off S. Nakamura, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Foster (1, 9th Inning off S. Nakamura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Sill , W. Nao , M. Kajiwara , G. Young , T. Shimada , G. Stephens 2 , H. Higashi 4 , S. Abe , H. Fujinami 5 , C. Foster 4
2-out RBI: H. Higashi , H. Fujinami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sill , W. Nao , H. Higashi , H. Fujinami
GIDP: G. Young
Hit by Pitch: T. Shimada
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Sill (3)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Fujinami (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Abe-Fujinami-Shimada, Abe-Fujinami-Shimada)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE HANSHIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Nakao 6.0 9 3 2 3 6 0 93 59 4.46   
S. Nakamura L (1-2), BS (1) 2.0 2 2 2 0 4 2 21 17 5.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakao 47
Batters Faced: K. Nakao 30, S. Nakamura 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakao 6-4, S. Nakamura 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakao 93-59, S. Nakamura 21-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Nakamura 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Nakao
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Kawakami 7.0 5 4 4 5 4 1 107 65 5.25   
W. Hann W (2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 34 22 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Kawakami 50
Batters Faced: A. Kawakami 31, W. Hann 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Kawakami 9-6, W. Hann 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Kawakami 107-65, W. Hann 34-22
Hit Batsmen: A. Kawakami , W. Hann
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Atori Kawakami
Ballpark: Ballpark of Otofuke College
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 31616
Special Notes: SP Katsuhiko Nakao was injured while pitching.
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