Seibu Lions vs Nippon Ham Fighters @ Sapporo Dome - 14:00

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Seibu	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	0
Nippon Ham	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	2	5	1

Attendance: 30225 | Series tied, 1-1 | Time: 2:36

Ming-Chieh Hsu (SEI) - Yu Darvish (HAM), 0-1, 2.40

Seibu

Hitting

Kuriyama, Takumi, CF: 2-for-4, R -> G5, SO, 1B, 1B

Nakajima, Hiroyuki, SS: 1-for-4 -> SO, SO, 1B, E5

Nakamura, Takeya, 3B: 0-for-4 -> f5, SO, SO, SO

Brown, Dee, DH: 1-for-4, RBI -> G3, f5, 1B, G6

7 LOB, 0 DP

Scoring

6th inning, runners on first and third, 2 out - Brown hits an RBI single to left

Pitching

Name	IP	NP	BF	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Hsu, Ming-Chieh, L	7 1/3	99	29	24	5	1	4	2	1	2	0	0	2	2	2.455
Hoshino, Tomoki	1/3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Yamamoto, Jun	1/3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
	8	105	31	26	5	1	4	2	1	2	0	0	2	2

Nippon Ham

Hitting

Tanaka, Kensuke, 2B: 1-for-2, R, RBI -> SO, HR, BB, BB

Inaba, Atsunori, RF: 1-for-4 -> G4, G3, 1B, F7

Tsuboi, Tomochika, DH: 2-for-3, RBI -> 3B, 1B, G4

Nakata, Sho, LF: 0-for-3 -> G6, F8, G1

5 LOB, 1 DP

Scoring

2nd inning, runner on second, 2 out - Tsuboi hits an RBI triple to center

3rd inning, 1 out - Tanaka hits a solo homer

Pitching

Name	IP	NP	BF	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Darvish, Yu, W	8	143	32	30	6	0	11	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1.957
Wolfe, Brian, S	1	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.400
	9	152	35	33	6	0	11	1	0	1	0	0	1	1

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Softbank Hawks vs Rakuten Eagles @ Kleenex Stadium - 14:00

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Softbank	2	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	10	16	0
Rakuten	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	6	13	0

Attendance: 14884 | Series tied, 1-1 | Time: 3:32

Yoshiaki Fujioka (SOF) - Hisashi Iwakuma (RAK), 0-1, 2.40

Softbank

Hitting

Kawasaki, Munenori, SS: 4-for-5, 2 R, RBI -> 1B, 2B, F7, 1B, 1B

Ortiz, Jose, LF: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI -> 2B, G5, BB, 1B

Kokubo, Hiroki, 1B: 3-for-5, 2 R, 4 RBI -> 1B, F6, 2B, HR, F8

Matsunaka, Nobuhiko, DH: 2-for-4, RBI -> G5, G3, 1B, 1B

Matsuda, Nobuhiro, 3B: 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI -> 1B, G1, G5, F9, 1B (SB)

8 LOB, 0 DP

Scoring

1st inning, runner on second, 1 out - Ortiz hits an RBI double to right

1st inning, runner on second, 1 out - Kokubo hits an RBI single to left

2nd inning, runners on first and second, 1 out - Kawasaki hits an RBI double to center

5th inning, runner on first, 2 out - Kokubo hits an RBI double to center

5th inning, runner on second, 2 out - Matsunaka hits an RBI infield single

7th inning, runner on second, 1 out - Ortiz hits an RBI single to center

7th inning, runner on second, 1 out - Kokubo hits a 2-run homer

9th inning, runners on second and third, 2 out - Matsuda hits a 2-run single to center

Pitching

Name	IP	NP	BF	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Fujioka, Yoshiaki, W	6	105	26	24	10	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	5	5	7.500
Falkenborg, Brian, H	2	32	8	7	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1.500
Mahara, Takahiro	1	22	4	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.700
	9	159	38	35	13	0	10	1	0	2	0	0	6	6

Rakuten

Hitting

Hijirisawa, Ryo, CF: 2-for-3, 2 R -> BB (SB), G4, S3, 2B, 1B

Teppei, RF: 2-for-4, RBI -> 1B, F8, 2B, S1, SO

Takasu, Yosuke, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI -> DP, G5, F7, 1B

Linden, Todd, LF: 3-for-4, R -> 2B, 1B, 1B, SO

Miyade, Ryuji, 1B: 1-for-4, R, RBI -> SO, 2B, F7, SO

Fujii, Akihito, C: 1-for-3, RBI -> SO, 1B, F9

Nishimura, Wataru, SS: 2-for-3, R, RBI -> 1B, 1B, SO

5 LOB, 1 DP

Scoring

1st inning, runners on first and third, no out - a run scores as Takasu hits into a double play

2nd inning, runners on second and third, 2 out - Nishimura hits an RBI single to left

4th inning, runner on first, 2 out - Miyade hits an RBI double to center

4th inning, runner on second, 2 out - Fujii hits an RBI single to right (thrown out trying to stretch single into double)

5th inning, runner on second, 1 out - Teppei hits an RBI double to right

7th inning, runner on third, 2 out - Takasu hits an RBI single to right

Pitching

Name	IP	NP	BF	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Iwakuma, Hisashi, L	6 1/3	109	31	28	11	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	8	8	5.063
Arime, Kanehisa	2/3	15	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Koyama, Shinichiro	2	41	11	10	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2.842
	9	165	45	41	16	1	3	2	0	2	0	0	10	10

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Chiba Lotte Marines vs Orix Buffaloes @ Kyocera Dome - 14:00

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Lotte	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	1	1	10	14	1
Orix	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	10	2

Attendance: 20302 | Lotte leads series, 2-0 | Time: 2:57

Shunsuke Watanabe (LOT), 1-0, 2.45 - Chihiro Kaneko (ORI), 1-1, 2.87

Lotte

Hitting

Ogino, Takashi, CF: 2-for-3, R, RBI -> G4, 1B, BB, 1B, S8

Iguchi, Tadahito, 2B: 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI -> G6, SO, 1B, 1B, G5

Kim, Tae-Kyun, 1B: 4-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI -> 1B, 2B, BB, 1B, HR

Omatsu, Shoitsu, LF: 3-for-5, R, 3 RBI -> F8, HR, F7, 1B, 1B

Satozaki, Tomoya, C: 1-for-5, R, 2 RBI -> SO, 1B, G1, F9, SO

Imae, Toshiaki, 3B: 1-for-3, 2 R -> G6, BB, F4, 2B

7 LOB, 1 DP

Scoring

4th inning, runner on second, 1 out - Kim hits an RBI double to left

4th inning, runner on second, 1 out - Omatsu hits a 2-run homer

4th inning, runners on second and third, 1 out - Satozaki hits a 2-run single to right

4th inning, bases loaded, 2 out - Iguchi hits a 2-run single to center

7th inning, runners on first and third, no out - Omatsu hits an RBI single to right

8th inning, runners on first and third, 1 out - Ogino hits a sac fly to center

9th inning, no out - Kim hits a solo homer

Pitching

Name	IP	NP	BF	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Watanabe, Shunsuke, W	9	148	38	36	10	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	4	4	3.042
	9	148	38	36	10	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	4	4

Orix

Hitting

Cabrera, Alex, 1B: 1-for-4, R -> 2B, F6, SO, DP

LaRocca, Greg, 3B: 2-for-3, 2 R -> 1B, BB, F8, 1B

Okada, Takahiro, LF: 1-for-4, R, RBI -> SO, G4, G6, 2B

Kitagawa, Hirotoshi, DH: 1-for-4, RBI -> 2B, SO, SO, L5

Hidaka, Takeshi, C: 2-for-2, RBI -> S7, 1B, 1B

Yamasaki, Koji, SS: 2-for-3, RBI -> 1B, 1B, SO

7 LOB, 1 DP

Scoring

2nd inning, runners on first and third, 1 out - Kitagawa hits an RBI double to left

2nd inning, runners on second and third, 1 out - Hidaka hits a sac fly

4th inning, runners on first and second, 2 out - Yamasaki hits an RBI single to center

8th inning, runner on first and 2 out - Okada hits an RBI double to center

Pitching

Name	IP	NP	BF	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Kaneko, Chihiro, L	3 2/3	72	21	18	7	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	7	6	5.121
Hirano, Yoshihisa	3 1/3	55	13	12	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.800
Kato, Daisuke	2	29	10	9	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2.250
	9	156	44	39	14	2	5	3	1	0	0	0	10	8