NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOMIURI GIANTS AT CHUNICHI DRAGONS
04/06/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOMIURI GIANTS AT CHUNICHI DRAGONS
GAME ID: 9706 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yomiuri Giants (13-20) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 7 8 0
Chunichi Dragons (22-11) 1 0 7 0 3 0 0 0 X 11 11 0
Higa Helps Dragons Run Win Streak to 3
Dragons left fielder Katsuya Higa put his stamp on his team's 11-7 win over the Yomiuri Giants. Higa went 4 for 4 with 4 singles and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for Chunichi in the contest. Chunichi reliever Yukio Seki picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Keiji Sato absorbed the loss. Yomiuri has now lost 4 in a row.

The Dragons grabbed the lead in the bottom of the third. With one out, Tatsuyuki Okumura hit a 3-run home run off Tsuruo Hayashi, putting Chunichi in front, 8-0. For Okumura, it was his 10th home run of the season.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Okumura said. "We did a good job of that today."
YOMIURI BATTING LINESCORE CHUNICHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ryu LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .339 4 20
P. Seema CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .195 0 9
C. Gant RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .304 7 15
K. Yano 1B 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 .256 5 19
   a-F. Kobayashi PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 1
   b-W. Wang 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 1
B. Ernalia 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .226 3 16
S. Fukutomi 2B 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .234 4 16
I. Kuwahara DH 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 .256 6 20
T. Okinaka SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .187 2 13
K. Sun C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .221 1 6
Totals 35 7 8 7 4 15 14      
a - F. Kobayashi pinch ran for K. Yano in the 5th
b - W. Wang substituted for F. Kobayashi in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yano (9, 5th Inning off N. McClure, 3 on, 2 outs) B. Ernalia (10, 2nd Inning off N. McClure, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: I. Kuwahara (1, 8th Inning off Y. Seki, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Kuwahara (6, 5th Inning off N. McClure, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Okinaka , K. Sun , S. Fukutomi 2 , K. Yano 2 , I. Kuwahara 7 , B. Ernalia 2
2-out RBI: K. Yano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ryu , I. Kuwahara , B. Ernalia
Hit by Pitch: C. Gant
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ernalia-Fukutomi-Yano)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Okumura RF 5 1 1 3 1 2 2 .295 10 32
C. Konda 1B 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 .303 5 23
H. Narm 3B 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 .336 9 30
H. Kaneshiro SS 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 .287 0 19
K. Higa LF 4 1 4 3 1 0 0 .277 4 15
P. Carroll DH 4 1 1 2 1 1 6 .362 5 23
M. Okamoto 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .298 2 15
R. Kanitkar CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .256 0 13
K. Yamamoto C 5 2 1 2 0 2 2 .318 0 5
Totals 33 11 11 11 11 9 20      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Okumura (10, 3rd Inning off T. Hayashi, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Okamoto , H. Narm 2 , H. Kaneshiro , T. Okumura 4 , P. Carroll , K. Higa 4 , K. Yamamoto
2-out RBI: H. Kaneshiro , K. Higa 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Okamoto , T. Okumura , P. Carroll 2
GIDP: P. Carroll
Sac Bunt: R. Kanitkar
Hit by Pitch: M. Okamoto
Team LOB: 11
YOMIURI PITCHING LINESCORE CHUNICHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Sato L (2-1) 2.1 6 7 7 5 4 0 71 36 5.40   
T. Hayashi 2.1 5 4 4 3 2 1 48 28 9.20   
T. Asai 2.1 0 0 0 3 3 0 47 28 1.69   
J. Penney 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Sato 12
Batters Faced: K. Sato 18, T. Hayashi 14, T. Asai 11, J. Penney 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Sato 1-2, T. Hayashi 4-0, T. Asai 3-1, J. Penney 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Sato 71-36, T. Hayashi 48-28, T. Asai 47-28, J. Penney 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hayashi 2-2 , T. Asai 2-0 , J. Penney 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Asai
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. McClure 4.2 5 5 5 2 9 1 89 55 5.36   
Y. Seki W (2-1) 4.1 3 2 2 2 6 0 79 48 6.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. McClure 41
Batters Faced: N. McClure 22, Y. Seki 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. McClure 2-3, Y. Seki 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. McClure 89-55, Y. Seki 79-48
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Seki 1-0
WP: Y. Seki
Hit Batsmen: N. McClure
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Katsuya Higa
Ballpark: Ballpark of Nakashibetsu College
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 33328
Special Notes: 1B Kazuhiko Yano was injured while running the bases.
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