NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOKOHAMA BAY STARS AT HANSHIN TIGERS
05/05/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
YOKOHAMA BAY STARS AT HANSHIN TIGERS
GAME ID: 9784 - THURSDAY, MAY 5TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Bay Stars (19-41) 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 10 0
Hanshin Tigers (35-25) 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 X 9 14 0
Tigers Bang Out 9-7 Win Versus Yokohama
Despite a fine performance by third baseman Yoshihiro Yonamine, the Yokohama Bay Stars suffered a 9-7 loss to the Hanshin Tigers. Yonamine was 2-4 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Yukinobu Ono was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 14 of 14 save opportunities. The win puts the Tigers at 35-25, while the Bay Stars drop to 19-41.

George Stephens chipped in for Hanshin with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the second. For the game, the catcher had 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

"We'll take this win and move on," said Stephens.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE HANSHIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kahng 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .326 5 23
M. Kurosawa LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .269 9 32
S. Fujikawa 2B 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 .282 12 49
Y. Yonamine 3B 4 2 2 4 1 2 1 .275 17 51
L. Lum SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .213 9 27
   b-A. Khawaja PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .132 0 1
N. Kawakami DH 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .313 4 28
A. Saito RF 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .240 8 27
H. Nishimura CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 3 15
   a-M. Sakamoto PH, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 1 4
S. Hamamoto C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .184 2 14
Totals 34 7 10 7 5 12 13      
a - M. Sakamoto pinch hit for H. Nishimura in the 8th
b - A. Khawaja pinch hit for L. Lum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Fujikawa 2 (13, 1st Inning off D. Gunter, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off D. Gunter, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Kawakami (12, 8th Inning off A. Miller, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Yonamine 2 (17, 1st Inning off D. Gunter, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Kahng (5, 2nd Inning off D. Gunter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Saito , Y. Yonamine 8 , S. Fujikawa 4 , L. Lum , H. Kahng 5 , N. Kawakami 3
2-out RBI: A. Saito , H. Kahng
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hamamoto
GIDP: S. Hamamoto
Sac Bunt: M. Sakamoto
Hit by Pitch: H. Nishimura
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hamamoto-Lum)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young RF 5 0 1 1 1 0 2 .269 6 30
S. Abe 2B 4 1 1 2 2 0 1 .223 2 16
M. Kajiwara LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 5 .298 7 41
H. Higashi DH 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .252 8 36
A. Sill CF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .232 7 36
W. Nao 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .273 5 39
T. Shimada 1B 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .291 10 39
H. Fujinami SS 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 .318 5 15
G. Stephens C 5 1 3 3 0 0 3 .214 1 21
Totals 37 9 14 9 10 2 23      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Nao (11, 2nd Inning off Y. Jou, 0 on, 0 outs) G. Young (6, 8th Inning off T. Maruyama, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Shimada (8, 3rd Inning off P. O'Neal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Stephens (1, 2nd Inning off Y. Jou, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Sill , W. Nao 2 , M. Kajiwara 2 , G. Young 2 , T. Shimada 2 , G. Stephens 6 , H. Higashi 2 , S. Abe , H. Fujinami 2
2-out RBI: G. Stephens , H. Higashi 2 , S. Abe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Nao , M. Kajiwara , G. Stephens , H. Higashi , S. Abe
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Kajiwara (1)
CS: A. Sill (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gunter-Abe-Shimada, Young-Stephens)
OF assists: 1 (Young (Kawakami at home))
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE HANSHIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Jou 1.2 7 5 5 1 0 1 40 24 6.30   
P. O'Neal L (1-4) 2.0 5 4 4 3 0 0 50 27 15.55   
S. Nakamura 2.0 0 0 0 6 1 0 57 23 4.30   
T. Maruyama 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 28 18 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Jou 14
Batters Faced: Y. Jou 13, P. O'Neal 14, S. Nakamura 12, T. Maruyama 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Jou 5-0, P. O'Neal 2-4, S. Nakamura 2-3, T. Maruyama 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Jou 40-24, P. O'Neal 50-27, S. Nakamura 57-23, T. Maruyama 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. O'Neal 2-0 , S. Nakamura 2-1 , T. Maruyama 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Gunter 2.2 7 5 5 2 4 2 59 36 5.84   
A. Miller W (2-0) 4.1 3 2 2 1 6 1 60 40 5.67   
H. Okazaki H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 5 2.70   
Y. Ono SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 10 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gunter 22
Batters Faced: D. Gunter 16, A. Miller 18, H. Okazaki 3, Y. Ono 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gunter 1-2, A. Miller 3-4, H. Okazaki 1-1, Y. Ono 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gunter 59-36, A. Miller 60-40, H. Okazaki 11-5, Y. Ono 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Miller 2-0 , H. Okazaki 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Miller
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshihiro Yonamine
Ballpark: Ballpark of Otofuke College
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 31853
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