NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOMIURI GIANTS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
04/25/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOMIURI GIANTS AT TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS
GAME ID: 9760 - MONDAY, APRIL 25TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yomiuri Giants (24-27) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 6 7 3
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (28-23) 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 5 8 1
Giants Subdue Tokyo Yakult, 6-5
The Yomiuri Giants handed the Tokyo Yakult Swallows a loss at Rebels Ballpark. The final score was 6-5. Kazuhiko Yano was named player of the game for Yomiuri. In addition to his 1 single and 1 home run, he scored 1 run and drove in 4. He also added 1 walk. The winner was Heita Tagami in relief. His record improves to 2-3. Jonathan Howard took the loss. Makato Kato sewed up the save, his 8th.

Yano turned the game around in the top of the seventh. That's when the Yomiuri first baseman dialed up a 3-run home run. Just like that, Yomiuri's 4-3 deficit turned into a 6-4 lead.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Tokyo Yakult manager Chris Lannigan. "But we decided not to take it."

At 24-27, Yomiuri is in 4th place in the Central Division.
YOMIURI BATTING LINESCORE TOKYO YAKULT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ryu LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .353 9 38
B. Ernalia 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .225 5 30
   a-T. Kumagai PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 6 22
   b-K. Ricks 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 2
C. Gant RF 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 .313 10 23
K. Yano 1B 4 1 2 4 1 1 0 .290 16 47
P. Seema CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .205 2 20
S. Fukutomi 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .279 9 26
I. Kuwahara DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .271 8 31
T. Okinaka SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .181 2 15
K. Sun C 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .237 3 12
Totals 34 6 7 5 4 9 16      
a - T. Kumagai pinch hit for B. Ernalia in the 7th
b - K. Ricks substituted for T. Kumagai in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Fukutomi (8, 2nd Inning off J. Howard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Yano (16, 7th Inning off M. Imaizumi, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Sun 2 , T. Ryu , S. Fukutomi 3 , K. Yano 5
2-out RBI: C. Gant , K. Yano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Sun , P. Seema 2
Hit by Pitch: C. Gant 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Okinaka (9) , K. Sun (6) , S. Fukutomi (3)
PB: K. Sun
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Inoue DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246 4 10
W. Castaneda CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .296 3 27
D. Dittus 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .303 9 33
K. Matsuoka 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .286 2 30
S. Taylor SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .201 1 21
L. Zhu RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .285 4 29
K. Char 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .260 9 35
Y. Shimada LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .500 2 7
S. Woo C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .203 1 10
   a-S. Higgins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 1 9
   b-A. Kodama C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 0 5
Totals 37 5 8 4 3 5 20      
a - S. Higgins pinch hit for S. Woo in the 8th
b - A. Kodama substituted for S. Higgins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Taylor (10, 2nd Inning off S. Koyanagi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Shimada (2, 5th Inning off S. Koyanagi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Shimada 5 , W. Castaneda , L. Zhu , S. Taylor 3 , K. Matsuoka , S. Woo
2-out RBI: Y. Shimada , S. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Shimada , L. Zhu , W. Inoue , K. Matsuoka
Sac Bunt: Y. Shimada
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Char (5) , W. Castaneda (8)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Castaneda (1)
OF assists: 1 (Shimada (Ryu at home))
YOMIURI PITCHING LINESCORE TOKYO YAKULT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Koyanagi 5.0 5 4 2 0 3 1 83 56 4.04   
H. Tagami W (2-3) 2.0 3 1 1 2 0 0 46 23 6.53   
E. Benjamin H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 5.82   
M. Kato SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 13 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Koyanagi 48
Batters Faced: S. Koyanagi 23, H. Tagami 11, E. Benjamin 3, M. Kato 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Koyanagi 4-8, H. Tagami 1-5, E. Benjamin 2-0, M. Kato 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Koyanagi 83-56, H. Tagami 46-23, E. Benjamin 11-7, M. Kato 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Tagami 1-1 , E. Benjamin 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Howard L (0-5) 6.1 5 5 5 4 7 0 112 65 8.28   
M. Imaizumi BS (2) 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 44 29 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Howard 46
Batters Faced: J. Howard 30, M. Imaizumi 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Howard 6-5, M. Imaizumi 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Howard 112-65, M. Imaizumi 44-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Imaizumi 3-3
WP: M. Imaizumi
Hit Batsmen: J. Howard 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kazuhiko Yano
Ballpark: Rebels Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 33252
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