Softbank Hawks vs Hiroshima Carp @ Mazda Stadium - 18:00

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Softbank	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	9	0
Hiroshima	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	X	5	8	0

Attendance: 26250 | Hiroshima leads series, 2-1-0 | Time: 3:15

Softbank

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

Pos	Player Name	Performance	Results
(SS)	Kawasaki, Munenori	3-for-5, 2 R, 1 RBI	1: HR, 2: DP, 5: 1B, 7: G3, 9: 1B
(2B)	Honda, Yuichi	0-for-5	1: L3, 3: G6, 5: G5, 7: G4, 9: F9
(3B)	Ortiz, Jose	1-for-3, 1 R	1: 1B, 3: F7, 5: F7, 7: BB
(RF)	Tamura, Hitoshi	1-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI	1: F8, 3: f2, 5: HR, 7: F9
(LF)	Matsunaka, Nobuhiko	2-for-4	1: 1B (BrO), 4: G6, 5: 1B, 8: F7
(1B)	Petagine, Roberto	0-for-2	1: BB, 4: BB, 5: G3, 8: F7
(CF)	Egawa, Tomoaki	1-for-4, 1 RBI	1: 1B, 4: G5, 6: SO, 8: SO
(C)	Yamazaki, Katsuki	1-for-3	2: F8, 4: 1B, 6: G5
PH	Shibahara, Hiroshi	0-for-1	9: G1
(P)	Takahashi, Hideaki	0-for-1	2: BB, 4: SO
P	Yang, Yao-Hsun	0-for-0
PH	Nakazawa, Tadaatsu	0-for-1	6: F9
P	Katto, Keisuke	0-for-0
P	Otonari, Kenji	0-for-0
P	Fujioka, Yoshiaki	0-for-0
PH	Morimoto, Satoru	0-for-1	9: SO

Pitching

Player Name	IP	NP	PA	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Takahashi, Hideaki, L	3 2/3	68	18	13	5	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	5	5	4.355
Yang, Yao-Hsun	1 1/3	17	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.227
Katto, Keisuke	1	17	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.533
Otonari, Kenji	1	17	4	3	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3.898
Fujioka, Yoshiaki	1	34	5	5	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.934
	8	153	35	26	8	0	5	5	1	2	0	0	5	5

Hiroshima

Hitting (LOB: 6, DPs in: 5th)

Pos	Player Name	Performance	Results
(2B)	Higashide, Akihiro	1-for-3, 1 R	1: BB, 3: SO, 4: G6, 7: 1B
(SS)	Soyogi, Eishin	0-for-1	1: S2, 3: F8, 5: BB (SB) (CS), 7: S1
(LF)	Shima, Shigenobu	2-for-3, 1 R	1: 1B (CS), 4: 1B, 5: BB, 7: SO
P	Takahashi, Ken	0-for-0
3B	Kimura, Shogo	0-for-0
(1B)	Kurihara, Kenta	0-for-3, 1 RBI	1: S9, 4: F7, 5: DP, 8: SO
(RF)	Hirose, Jun	1-for-4	2: G4, 4: F8, 6: F9, 8: 1B
(CF-LF)	Fiorentino, Jeff	2-for-3, 1 R	2: F8, 4: 2B, 6: HBP, 8: 1B (SB)
(3B)	Soriano, Dioni	0-for-0
3B	Ishii, Takuro	1-for-2, 1 R, 2 RBI	2: BB, 4: 1B, 6: F4
PH	Maeda, Tomonori	0-for-1	8: SO
P	Yokoyama, Ryuji	0-for-0
(C)	Ishihara, Yoshiyuki	0-for-3, 1 R	2: F8, 4: IBB, 6: G6, 8: F8
(P)	Stults, Eric	1-for-2, 2 RBI	3: G6, 4: 2B
P	Kishimoto, Hideki	0-for-0
PH-CF	Akamatsu, Masato	0-for-1	7: SO

Pitching

Player Name	IP	NP	PA	AB	H	HR	SO	BB	HBP	SH	WP	BK	R	ER	ERA
Stults, Eric, W	6 2/3	116	30	26	8	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	4	4	4.436
Kishimoto, Hideki, H	1/3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.484
Takahashi, Ken, H	1	12	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.231
Yokoyama, Ryuji, S	1	17	4	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.588
	9	147	38	34	9	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	4	4

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Recap

Scoring Summary

Top of the 1st - 2 runs, 4 hits
Stults on the mound for Hiroshima
Defense: Ishii takes over at third.
Kawasaki hits a solo homer.  Honda lines out to first.  Ortiz hits a single to left.  Tamura flies out to center.  Matsunaka hits a single to left, runners on first and second.  Petagine walks to load the bases.  Egawa hits an RBI single to right, Matsunaka is thrown out running the bases.

Bottom of the 1st - 1 run, 1 hits
H. Takahashi on the mound for Softbank
Higashide walks and advances to second on a sac bunt by Soyogi.  Shima hits a single to right, runners on first and third.  Kurihara hits a sac fly to right, runner on first.  Shima gets caught trying to steal second.

Bottom of the 4th - 4 runs, 4 hits
H. Takahashi on the mound for Softbank
Shima hits a single to right.  Kurihara flies out to left.  Hirose flies out to center.  Fiorentino hits a double to right, runners on second and third.  Ishii hits a 2-run double to left, runner on second.  Ishihara gets an intentional walk, runners on first and second.  Stults hits a 2-run double to center, runner on second.
Pitching change: Yang in for H. Takahashi.
Higashide grounds out to short.

Top of the 5th - 2 runs, 2 hits
Stults on the mound for Hiroshima
Kawasaki hits a single to center.  Honda grounds out to third, runner on second.  Ortiz flies out to left.  Tamura hits a 2-run homer.  Matsunaka hits a single to center.  Petagine grounds out to first.

Missed Opportunities

Top of the 4th
Matsunaka grounds out to short.  Petagine walks.  Egawa grounds out to third, runner on first.  Yamazaki hits a single to left, runners on first and second.  H. Takahashi strikes out looking.

Bottom of the 5th
Soyogi walks and steals second.  Shima walks as Soyogi gets caught trying to steal third.  Kurihara grounds into a double play.

Bottom of the 7th
Akamatsu, pinch-hitting for Kishimoto, strikes out looking.  Higashide hits a single to left and advances to second on a sac bunt by Soyogi.  Shima strikes out swinging.

Bottom of the 8th
Kurihara strikes out swinging.  Hirose hits a single to left.  Fiorentino hits a single to left, runners on first and third.  T. Maeda, pinch-hitting for Ishii, strikes out looking.  Fiorentino steals second, runners on second and third.  Ishihara flies out to center.

Notes

The Carp are 2-2-1 over their last 5 games and are now 9 games under 500. ... The Hawks are 3-2 over their last 5 games and are now 7 games above. ... Stults (HIR) got the win for Hiroshima and is 3-0 over his last 5 starts.  He is now 3-3.  Yokohama (HIR) saved his 4th game of the year. ... H. Takahashi (SOF) dropped his first start of the year and is now 2-1.