NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS AT YOKOHAMA BAY STARS
04/05/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS AT YOKOHAMA BAY STARS
GAME ID: 9708 - TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (18-14) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 9 10 1
Yokohama Bay Stars (11-21) 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 6 11 0
Swallows Come Back Late to Top Bay Stars
Yokohama got a terrific performance from right fielder Akinobu Saito, but it wasn't enough to beat the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Tokyo Yakult won the Cuckoos Stadium contest, 9-6. Saito was the player of the game despite being on the losing side. He went 2-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Gu Pi, credited with the win, is now 1-0. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 3.1 innings. The third-place Swallows have won 4 straight.

Tokyo Yakult took the lead in the top of the eighth. With no one out and the bases loaded, Kenishi Matsuoka stroked a 2-run double to make it 7-5, Swallows.

"We came out aggressive," said Swallows manager Chris Lannigan. "We came out swinging the bats."
TOKYO YAKULT BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Inoue DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267 3 8
W. Castaneda CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .268 1 14
D. Dittus 1B 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .272 3 19
E. Castro LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .299 7 19
K. Matsuoka 2B 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .325 2 23
S. Taylor SS 3 0 0 1 2 2 3 .193 0 13
L. Zhu RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 7 .276 3 17
K. Char 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .223 4 17
S. Woo C 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .202 1 7
Totals 34 9 10 8 7 5 21      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Char (3, 4th Inning off E. Reid, 2 on, 1 out) K. Matsuoka (8, 8th Inning off V. Winterer, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Char 3 , E. Castro 2 , W. Castaneda , L. Zhu , W. Inoue , K. Matsuoka 3 , D. Dittus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Castaneda , L. Zhu , W. Inoue
GIDP: S. Woo
Sac Fly: L. Zhu , S. Woo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Matsuoka (13)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Dittus (3)
OF assists: 1 (Zhu (Kurosawa at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kahng 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .259 2 11
N. Kawakami DH 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .350 3 18
S. Fujikawa 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .252 6 21
Y. Yonamine 3B 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .250 7 20
A. Saito RF 4 3 2 3 1 1 2 .259 6 16
M. Kurosawa LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .262 4 15
L. Lum SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .252 8 21
H. Nishimura CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .283 2 11
S. Hamamoto C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .239 2 13
Totals 38 6 11 6 3 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Kurosawa (5, 8th Inning off G. Pi, 1 on, 0 outs) Y. Yonamine (4, 1st Inning off P. Ernalia, 1 on, 2 outs) N. Kawakami (7, 9th Inning off L. Lee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Saito 2 (6, 1st Inning off P. Ernalia, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off P. Ernalia, 0 on, 2 outs) Y. Yonamine (7, 5th Inning off P. Ernalia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kurosawa 3 , S. Hamamoto , A. Saito 8 , Y. Yonamine 7 , N. Kawakami 4
2-out RBI: , A. Saito 2 , Y. Yonamine 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Saito , Y. Yonamine , H. Kahng 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Winterer-Fujikawa-Kahng)
TOKYO YAKULT PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Ernalia 4.2 7 5 5 1 6 3 76 49 4.72   
G. Pi W (1-0) 3.1 3 1 1 2 3 0 59 37 5.06   
L. Lee SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 10 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Ernalia 35
Batters Faced: P. Ernalia 23, G. Pi 14, L. Lee 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Ernalia 4-4, G. Pi 4-2, L. Lee 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Ernalia 76-49, G. Pi 59-37, L. Lee 15-10
WP: G. Pi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Reid 5.0 5 5 5 2 0 0 57 38 6.97   
V. Winterer L (3-2) 2.1 4 4 4 2 1 0 35 24 4.66   
S. Nakamura 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 7 5.29   
T. Yamamoto 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 24 11 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Reid 35
Batters Faced: E. Reid 22, V. Winterer 12, S. Nakamura 3, T. Yamamoto 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Reid 8-7, V. Winterer 2-3, S. Nakamura 0-0, T. Yamamoto 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Reid 57-38, V. Winterer 35-24, S. Nakamura 14-7, T. Yamamoto 24-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Nakamura 2-1
WP: S. Nakamura
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Akinobu Saito
Ballpark: Cuckoos Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 27589
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