Hanshin Tigers vs Yokohama Bay Stars @ Yokohama Stadium - 14:00

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Hanshin	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	9	1
Yokohama	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	X	7	13	0

Attendance: 21771 | Series tied, 2-2-0 | Time: 3:13

Potential Starters: Yuya Ando (HAN) 1-1, 6.91 - Daisuke Miura (YOK) 1-0, 0.00

Hanshin

Hitting (LOB: 7, DP: 0)

Pos	Player Name	Performance	Results
(CF)	Murton, Matt	1-for-5	1: 1B, 3: G6, 5: G6, 7: G4, 9: F8
(2B)	Hirano, Keiichi	2-for-4, 1 R	1: SO, 3: SO, 5: 2B, 8: 1B
(SS)	Toritani, Takashi	1-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI	1: G4, 3: SO, 5: G4, 8: HR
(LF)	Kanemoto, Tomoaki	0-for-4	1: G4, 4: F8, 5: F9, 8: SO
(3B)	Arai, Takahiro	2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI	2: 1B, 4: HR, 6: f2, 8: SO
(C)	Jojima, Kenji	2-for-4	2: 1B (BrO), 4: 1B, 6: f2, 8: SO
(1B)	Brazell, Craig	1-for-3	2: BB, 4: SO, 6: SO, 9: 2B
PR	Maeda, Yamato	0-for-0
(RF)	Sakurai, Kodai	0-for-3	2: L6, 4: BB, 7: F8, 9: F9
(P)	Uezono, Keiji	0-for-2	2: SO, 4: SO
PH	Katsuragi, Ikuro	0-for-1	7: F5
P	Kawasaki, Yusuke	0-for-0
P	Watanabe, Ryo	0-for-0
P	Kubota, Tomoyuki	0-for-0
P	Messenger, Randy	0-for-0
PH	Hiyama, Shinjiro	0-for-1	9: SO

Pitching

Player Name	IP	NP	PA	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Uezono, Keiji, L	6	110	27	26	8	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	4	4	3.042
Kawasaki, Yusuke	1/3	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Watanabe, Ryo	2/3	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.350
Kubota, Tomoyuki	0/3	7	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3.971
Messenger, Randy	1	6	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5.786
	8	133	38	36	13	4	6	1	0	1	0	0	7	7

Yokohama

Hitting (LOB: 7, DPs in: 2nd)

Pos	Player Name	Performance	Results
(SS-2B)	Ishikawa, Takehiro	1-for-5, 1 RBI	1: SO, 2: G1, 5: G4, 7: G3, 8: 1B
(CF)	Hayakawa, Daisuke	1-for-3	1: BB, 3: 1B (SB), 5: SO, 7: F7
CF	Kinjo, Tatsuhiko	0-for-1	8: G5
(1B)	Uchikawa, Seiichi	1-for-4	1: F8, 3: F9, 6: G5, 7: 1B
(3B)	Murata, Shuichi	1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI	1: F9, 3: SO, 6: HR, 7: F8
(LF)	Sledge, Terrmel	2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI	2: HR, 3: SO, 6: F6, 8: HR
LF	Shimozono, Tatsuya	0-for-0
(2B)	Castillo, Jose	2-for-4, 2 R, 1 RBI	2: G6, 4: G6, 6: 2B, 8: HR
SS	Fujita, Kazuya	0-for-0
(RF)	Yoshimura, Yuki	3-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI	2: 2B, 4: F7, 6: 1B, 8: 1B
(C)	Hosoyamada, Takeshi	2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI	2: 2B, 4: SO, 6: 1B (SB), 8: G1
(P)	Shimizu, Naoyuki	0-for-3	2: F9, 5: G3, 6: SO
P	Ushida, Shigeki	0-for-0
P	Yamaguchi, Shun	0-for-0	8: S1

Pitching

Player Name	IP	NP	PA	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Shimizu, Naoyuki, W	7	123	28	26	6	1	7	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	3.115
Ushida, Shigeki	1/3	20	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2.634
Yamaguchi, Shun, S	1 2/3	27	6	6	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.500
	9	170	37	35	9	2	11	2	0	0	0	0	3	3

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Recap

Scoring Summary

Bottom of the 2nd - 2 runs, 3 hits
Uezono on the mound for Hanshin
Sledge hits a solo homer.  Castillo grounds out to short.  Yoshimura hits a double to right.  Hosoyamada hits an RBI double to center, runner on second.  Shimizu flies out to right.  Ishikawa grounds out to the pitcher.

Top of the 4th - 1 run, 2 hits
Shimizu on the mound for Yokohama
Kanemoto flies out to center.  Arai hits a solo homer.  Jojima hits an infield single.  Brazell strikes out.  Sakurai walks, runners on first and second.  Uezono strikes out.

Bottom of the 6th - 2 runs, 4 hits
Uezono on the mound for Hanshin
Uchikawa grounds out to third.  Murata hits a solo homer.  Sledge flies out to short.  Castillo hits a double to left.  Yoshimura hits an RBI single to left, runner on first.  Hosoyamada hits a single to center, runners on first and third.  Hosoyama steals second, runners on second and third.  Shimizu strikes out.

Top of the 8th - 2 runs, 2 hits
Ushida on the mound for Yokohama
Defense: Kinjo takes over in center.
Hirano hits a single to center.  Toritani hits a 2-run homer.  Kanemoto strikes out.
Pithching change: Yamaguchi in for Ushida.
Arai strikes out.  Jojima strikes out.

Bottom of the 8th - 3 runs, 4 hits
Kubota on the mound for Hanshin
Sledge hits a solo homer.  Castillo hits a solo homer.  Yoshimura hits an infield single.
Pitching change: Messenger in for Kubota.
Hosoyama can't get the runner over on his bunt, runner on first.  Yamaguchi hits a sac bunt, runner on second.  Ishikawa hits an RBI single to left and advances to second on throw on a throwing error (E7).  Kinjo grounds out to third.

Missed Opportunities

Top of the 1st
Murton hits a single to right.  Hirano strikes out.  Toritani grounds out to second, runner on second.  Kanemoto grounds out to second.

Top of the 2nd
Arai hits a single to left.  Jojima hits a single to center, runners on first and second.  Brazell walks to load the bases.  Sakurai lines out to short and Jojima gets doubled off second.  Uezono strikes out.

Bottom of the 3rd
Hayakawa hits a single to center and steals second.  Uchikawa flies out to right.  Murata strikes out.  Sledge strikes out.

Top of the 5th
Murton grounds out to short.  Hirano hits a double to right.  Toritani grounds out to second, runner on third.  Kanemoto flies out to right.

Top of the 9th
Brazell leads off with a double to right.  Yamato enters the game to pinch-run for Brazell.  Sakurai flies out to right.  Hiyama, pinch-hitting for Messenger, strikes out.  Murton flies out to center.

Notes

The Tigers have lost two in a row and are now 9-9. ... This was Sledge's (YOK) second two home run game (the other came on the 14th against Chunichi) this month. ... Jojima (HAN) failed to make it four consecutive Saturdays with a home run.  ...The Bay Stars held a mini-ceremony before the game to acknowledge Miura's 2,000th strikeout.  Miura achieved the feat last year on 10/3 against the Chunichi Dragons and became just the 19th pitcher to do.