NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHUNICHI DRAGONS AT YOMIURI GIANTS
04/20/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHUNICHI DRAGONS AT YOMIURI GIANTS
GAME ID: 9746 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chunichi Dragons (30-16) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 6 9 0
Yomiuri Giants (22-24) 2 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 10 2
Dragons Lose, 12-6, at Ballpark of Yamagata College
The Yomiuri Giants defeated the Chunichi Dragons, 12-6, in Central League action at Ballpark of Yamagata College, with Yomiuri first baseman Kazuhiko Yano named player of the game. Yomiuri reliever Keith Cole picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Koichiro Hirayama took the loss. With the win, Yomiuri goes to 22-24, while the Dragons fall to 30-16.

Yano's key contribution came in the bottom of the first when he sent a 1-0 fastball into left for a 2-run home run. It put the Giants ahead, 2-0.

"We'll just keep our nose to the grindstone," Yano told the Yomiuri Citizen.
CHUNICHI BATTING LINESCORE YOMIURI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kanitkar CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .293 1 24
T. Okumura RF 4 1 2 4 1 1 1 .299 15 45
H. Narm 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .339 15 39
H. Kaneshiro SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 5 .283 1 25
C. Konda 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .305 7 27
   a-S. Masukawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 0 6
   b-K. Nakahara 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 3
M. Ishimaru DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .356 3 13
K. Higa LF 5 0 0 1 0 3 3 .234 5 19
M. Okamoto 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .284 2 20
K. Yamamoto C 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 .273 0 6
Totals 38 6 9 6 7 10 24      
a - S. Masukawa pinch hit for C. Konda in the 7th
b - K. Nakahara substituted for S. Masukawa in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kaneshiro (17, 5th Inning off K. Cole, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Okumura (15, 8th Inning off K. Onishi, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Kanitkar 2 , H. Narm , H. Kaneshiro 3 , T. Okumura 5 , M. Ishimaru 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Okamoto , C. Konda , H. Kaneshiro 2 , K. Yamamoto
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kaneshiro-Okamoto-Nakahara)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Okinaka SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .180 2 15
T. Ryu LF 4 2 1 3 1 1 0 .353 9 32
C. Gant RF 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .303 9 20
K. Yano 1B 5 2 2 4 0 1 1 .280 13 39
T. Kumagai DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .231 6 20
P. Seema CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .203 1 17
   a-K. Kawabata PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
S. Fukutomi 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .282 9 25
   b-K. Ricks PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 0 1
B. Ernalia 3B 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 .231 5 27
K. Sun C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .233 3 11
Totals 33 12 10 12 7 6 10      
a - K. Kawabata pinch hit for P. Seema in the 7th
b - K. Ricks pinch hit for S. Fukutomi in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yano (12, 2nd Inning off K. Hirayama, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Ryu (9, 3rd Inning off S. Shimizu, 2 on, 1 out) T. Kumagai (6, 2nd Inning off S. Shimizu, 2 on, 1 out) S. Fukutomi (9, 2nd Inning off K. Hirayama, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Yano (13, 1st Inning off K. Hirayama, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Sun , T. Ryu 4 , T. Kumagai 5 , S. Fukutomi 4 , C. Gant , P. Seema , K. Yano 6 , B. Ernalia
2-out RBI: K. Yano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Okinaka
GIDP: K. Yano
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: S. Fukutomi (2) , P. Seema (3)
CHUNICHI PITCHING LINESCORE YOMIURI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Hirayama L (0-1) 1.1 5 8 8 4 0 2 50 23 12.91   
S. Shimizu 5.2 5 4 4 2 5 2 78 55 5.08   
E. Hamada 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 6 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Hirayama 2
Batters Faced: K. Hirayama 13, S. Shimizu 24, E. Hamada 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hirayama 1-3, S. Shimizu 7-5, E. Hamada 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Hirayama 50-23, S. Shimizu 78-55, E. Hamada 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shimizu 2-2
Balk: S. Shimizu
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Sato 4.1 3 1 1 3 4 0 72 38 4.58   
K. Cole W (1-0) 3.0 3 3 2 3 4 0 64 37 7.94   
K. Onishi 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 1 38 25 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Sato 54
Batters Faced: K. Sato 20, K. Cole 16, K. Onishi 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Sato 4-5, K. Cole 3-2, K. Onishi 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Sato 72-38, K. Cole 64-37, K. Onishi 38-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Cole 1-0 , K. Onishi 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kazuhiko Yano
Ballpark: Ballpark of Yamagata College
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 26614
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