NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOKOHAMA BAY STARS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
04/20/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOKOHAMA BAY STARS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
GAME ID: 9752 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Bay Stars (16-30) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 8 11 3
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (24-22) 1 0 1 2 3 0 4 2 X 13 11 1
Swallows Bang Out 13-8 Win Versus Yokohama
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows dealt the Yokohama Bay Stars a 13-8 loss at Rebels Ballpark. Satoru Higgins was the star on offense. He went 2-3 with a triple and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Fumio Okada earned the win for Tokyo Yakult. He lasted 5.1 innings, allowing 5 earned runs on 7 hits, while striking out 11. With the win, he raised his record to 6-2. With the win, Tokyo Yakult has a record of 24-22. Yokohama falls to 16-30.

Tokyo Yakult center fielder Willie Castaneda had a key at-bat for the Swallows in the bottom of the fourth inning. Facing right-hander Erik Reid, Castaneda hit a 2-run single. It put Tokyo Yakult in front, 4-2. For the day, Castaneda went 1 for 5, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

Castaneda called the triumph "a good team win."
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE TOKYO YAKULT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kurosawa LF 6 2 3 1 0 3 2 .295 7 25
H. Kahng 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .300 2 17
S. Fujikawa 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .282 9 40
A. Saito RF 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .248 8 25
L. Lum SS 2 0 0 0 3 2 3 .236 9 25
A. Khawaja C 5 0 0 0 0 3 7 .154 0 1
M. Sakamoto 3B 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .200 1 4
H. Nishimura CF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .240 2 13
   a-N. Kawakami PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .336 4 24
   b-Y. Watanabe CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .188 1 1
J. Tolliver DH 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 .348 1 4
Totals 36 8 11 7 6 17 21      
a - N. Kawakami pinch hit for H. Nishimura in the 7th
b - Y. Watanabe substituted for N. Kawakami in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kahng 2 (13, 5th Inning off F. Okada, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off K. Hirano, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Kurosawa 2 (3, 2nd Inning off F. Okada, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Daulat Khel, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sakamoto (1, 2nd Inning off F. Okada, 0 on, 0 outs) Y. Watanabe (1, 9th Inning off B. Daulat Khel, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Sakamoto 4 , M. Kurosawa 7 , H. Nishimura , A. Saito , J. Tolliver , H. Kahng 5 , Y. Watanabe 4
2-out RBI: H. Kahng
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Khawaja 3 , S. Fujikawa , H. Kahng , N. Kawakami
Sac Fly: A. Saito , S. Fujikawa
Hit by Pitch: A. Saito , S. Fujikawa
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Fujikawa (7)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Lum 3 (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Reid-Khawaja-Kahng)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Castaneda CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .289 3 26
E. Castro LF 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .270 10 28
K. Matsuoka 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .282 2 28
S. Taylor SS 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 .189 0 17
L. Zhu RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 .274 3 24
S. Higgins DH 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 .222 0 5
K. Char 3B 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 .256 8 30
G. Fukuhara 1B 4 2 1 4 0 1 2 .216 2 10
A. Kodama C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .103 0 3
Totals 35 13 11 12 6 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Castro (8, 8th Inning off M. Hamada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Higgins (1, 5th Inning off E. Reid, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Fukuhara (2, 7th Inning off P. O'Neal, 3 on, 2 outs) E. Castro (10, 3rd Inning off E. Reid, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Fukuhara 4 , K. Char , E. Castro 6 , W. Castaneda , L. Zhu 2 , S. Taylor , K. Matsuoka , S. Higgins 4
2-out RBI: G. Fukuhara , W. Castaneda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Higgins
GIDP: A. Kodama
Sac Fly: K. Char , L. Zhu
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Matsuoka (19)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Kodama (2)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE TOKYO YAKULT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Reid L (0-1) 4.1 7 7 4 2 4 1 82 48 7.30   
P. O'Neal 2.1 2 4 4 2 0 1 34 22 14.46   
M. Hamada 1.1 2 2 2 2 2 0 33 19 5.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Reid 29
Batters Faced: E. Reid 24, P. O'Neal 11, M. Hamada 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Reid 3-5, P. O'Neal 3-4, M. Hamada 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Reid 82-48, P. O'Neal 34-22, M. Hamada 33-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. O'Neal 1-1
WP: M. Hamada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Okada W (6-2) 5.1 7 5 5 2 11 1 106 65 3.69   
K. Hirano H (1) 1.2 1 1 1 3 4 0 44 24 2.25   
B. Daulat Khel 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 1 36 19 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Okada 43
Batters Faced: F. Okada 27, K. Hirano 9, B. Daulat Khel 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Okada 2-3, K. Hirano 0-1, B. Daulat Khel 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Okada 106-65, K. Hirano 44-24, B. Daulat Khel 36-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hirano 2-2 , B. Daulat Khel 1-1
WP: F. Okada , K. Hirano
Hit Batsmen: F. Okada 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Satoru Higgins
Ballpark: Rebels Ballpark
Weather: Roof closed, 68 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 33066
Special Notes: Michinori Kurosawa ties the CL regular season game record for triples with 2.
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