NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOKOHAMA BAY STARS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
04/22/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOKOHAMA BAY STARS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
GAME ID: 9754 - FRIDAY, APRIL 22ND, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Bay Stars (16-32) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (26-22) 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 6 11 1
Swallows Solve Bay Stars, 6-2
Benefiting from an exceptional performance from Dan Dittus, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows defeated the Yokohama Bay Stars, 6-2. Dittus was 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Swallows. Bobby Luther, credited with the win, is now 6-3. He allowed 2 runs on 9 hits in 8.2 innings. Lee Lee recorded his 13th save for Tokyo Yakult.

Satoru Higgins put Tokyo Yakult in front, 4-0, when he took Katsuhiko Nakao downtown. His 3-run home run came with two out in the bottom of the first. It was his 1st home run of the season.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Dittus.

The third-place Swallows have won 4 in a row.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE TOKYO YAKULT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kurosawa LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .287 7 25
H. Kahng 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .295 2 18
S. Fujikawa 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .280 9 41
Y. Yonamine 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .267 12 37
N. Kawakami DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .331 4 25
L. Lum SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .231 9 26
S. Hamamoto C 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .210 2 14
H. Nishimura CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .265 3 15
Y. Watanabe RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .261 1 1
Totals 36 2 10 2 1 13 18      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Yonamine (7, 4th Inning off B. Luther, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Watanabe 2 , H. Nishimura 3 , Y. Yonamine 3 , S. Fujikawa , H. Kahng , N. Kawakami
2-out RBI: S. Fujikawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kurosawa , S. Hamamoto , Y. Yonamine , L. Lum
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kurosawa (Zhu at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Zhu LF, 1B, RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .277 4 27
K. Matsuoka 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .287 2 29
D. Dittus DH 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 .299 8 31
W. Castaneda CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .296 3 26
S. Cao 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .235 0 2
S. Higgins SS 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 .237 1 8
G. Fukuhara 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .195 2 10
   a-E. Castro LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 11 30
S. Woo C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .206 1 10
Y. Shimada RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .484 1 5
   b-K. Kwag 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6 5 5 19      
a - E. Castro substituted for G. Fukuhara in the 9th
b - K. Kwag substituted for Y. Shimada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Castaneda (14, 5th Inning off K. Hori, 0 on, 1 out) L. Zhu (6, 1st Inning off K. Nakao, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Higgins (1, 1st Inning off K. Nakao, 2 on, 2 outs) D. Dittus (8, 5th Inning off K. Hori, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Shimada 2 , W. Castaneda 3 , L. Zhu 3 , K. Matsuoka 2 , S. Higgins 4 , D. Dittus 5
2-out RBI: K. Matsuoka , S. Higgins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Castaneda , S. Higgins , S. Woo , D. Dittus
Hit by Pitch: K. Matsuoka
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: L. Zhu (2)
OF assists: 1 (Castaneda (Nishimura at home))
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE TOKYO YAKULT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Nakao L (3-3) 4.0 4 4 4 2 3 1 70 40 4.57   
K. Hori 3.2 7 2 2 3 2 1 63 37 3.60   
Y. Jou 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakao 39
Batters Faced: K. Nakao 19, K. Hori 20, Y. Jou 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakao 3-6, K. Hori 2-6, Y. Jou 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakao 70-40, K. Hori 63-37, Y. Jou 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Jou 2-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Nakao
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Luther W (6-3) 8.2 9 2 2 1 12 0 123 86 3.50   
A. Sulagna 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 4.00   
L. Lee SV (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 0.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Luther 69
Batters Faced: B. Luther 35, A. Sulagna 1, L. Lee 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Luther 5-8, A. Sulagna 0-0, L. Lee 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Luther 123-86, A. Sulagna 4-3, L. Lee 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sulagna 1-0 , L. Lee 2-0
WP: B. Luther
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Dittus
Ballpark: Rebels Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 33129
Special Notes: SP Katsuhiko Nakao was injured while pitching.
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